A Triumph of Surgery

And did you cut down on the sweet things as I told you?’(a) What sweet things are being referred to in the extract?

• The sweet things mentioned in the extract are cream cakes and chocolates.

• The sweet things mentioned in the extract are ice creams and desserts.

• The sweet things mentioned in the extract are vanilla doughnuts and chocolates.

• The sweet things mentioned in the extract are strawberry doughnuts and cream cakes

Who wrote the story A Triumph of Surgery?

• Maxwell

• James Herriot

• Michael Jackson

• Sharika

Poor old lad”, I said. “You haven’t a kick in you but I think I know a cure for you” Why does the speaker say “poor old lad”

• The speaker addresses Tricki as a poor old lad because he is well.

• The speaker addresses Tricki as a poor old lad because he is happy and sweet.

• The speaker addresses Tricki as a poor old lad because he is unwell and listless.

• The speaker addresses Tricki as a poor old man because he is unwell and listless.

Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?

Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

Why is he tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest?

Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?

What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of common sense?

Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?