Quiz 3. English The Triumph of Surgery

1. I was really worried about Tricki this time. I had pulled up my car when I saw him in the street with his mistress and I was shocked at his appearance. He had become hugely fat, like a bloated sausage with a leg at each corner.

Who does "I" refer to in the story?

• Tricki

• Mrs. Pumphrey

• Veterinary surgeon

• none of the above

2. His eyes, bloodshot and rheumy, stared straight ahead and his tongue lolled from his jaws.Mrs Pumphrey hastened to explain, “He was so listless, Mr Herriot.He seemed to have no energy.

2) What is the name of the veterinary surgeon?

• Hodgkin

• Mr. Herriot

• Mrs. Pumphrey

• Tricki

3.He was so listless, Mr Herriot.He seemed to have no energy. I thought he must be suffering from malnutrition, so I have been giving him some little extras between meals to build him up, some malt and cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep — nothing much really.

3) What problem does Mrs Pumphrey think Tricki has?

• diarrhoea

• malnutrition

• allergies

• all of the above

4. And did you cut down on the sweet things as I told you?”“Oh, I did for a bit, but he seemed to be so weak I had to relent. He does love cream cakes and chocolates so.

4) Did Mrs Pumphrey cut down on sweets as was advised?

• only for a while

• no

• she was not advised anything like that

• Yes

5. Well, he has his little walks with me as you can see, but Hodgkin,the gardener, has been down with lumbago, so there has been no ring-throwing lately.

5) Who is Hodgkin?

• Dog owner

• Gardener

• Veterinary surgeon

• Dog

6. I tried to sound severe: “Now I really mean this. If you don’t cut his food right down and give him more exercise he is going to be really ill.You must harden your heart and keep him on a very strict diet.

6). What did the doctor advise?

• Cut his food

• Give him more exercise

• Keep him on a a very strict diet

• All of the above

7. Tricki would eat nothing. Refused even his favourite dishes;and besides, he had bouts of vomiting. He spent all his time lying on a rug, panting.

7) How was Tricki acting?

• refusing to eat his favourite food

• didn't go for walks

• vomiting

• all of the above

8. .I had made my plans in advance. The only way was to get Tricki out of the house for a period. I suggested that he be hospitalised for about a fortnight to be kept under observation.

8) What was best according to the vet?

• to take him to the hospital

• to take him for a walk

• to let him have sugar

• Both B and C

9. Tricki looked down at the noisy pack with dull eyes and, when put down, lay motionless on the carpet. The other dogs, after sniffing round him for a few seconds,decided he was an uninteresting object and ignored him.

9) Why did the other dogs ignore Tricki?

• he was an uninteresting object

• he was ill

• he was furious

• all of the above

10. I made up a bed for him in a warm loose box next to the one where the other dogs slept. For two days I kept an eye on him, giving him no food but plenty of water.

10) for how many days he was given no food?

• One

• Five

• Two

• Fifteen