Q1- Who is the author of the story "A Triumph of Surgery"?
A) James Herriot
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Robert Arthur
D) Victor Canning
Q2- Who does "I" refer to in the story?
A) Tricki
B) Mrs. Pumphrey
C) Veterinary surgeon
D) none of the above
Q3- What is the name of the veterinary surgeon?
A) Tricki
B) Mrs. Pumphrey
C) Hodgkin
D) Mr. Herriot
Q4- What problem does Mrs Pumphrey think Tricki has?
A) diarrhoea
B) malnutrition
C) allergies
D) all of the above
Q5- Did Mrs Pumphrey cut down on sweets as was advised?
A) yes
B) no
C) only for a while
D) she was not advised anything like that
Q6- Who is Hodgkin?
A) dog owner
B) gardener
C) Veterinary surgeon
D) Dog
Q7- What was the dog unable to play?
A) ring-throw
B) walk
C) hide and seek
D) all of the above
Q8- What did the doctor advise?
A) cut his food
B) give him more exercise
C) keep him on a very strict diet
D) all of the above
Q9- Was the narrator waiting for a call from Mrs Pumphrey?
A) no
B) yes
C) maybe
D) maybe not
Q10- What is the meaning of 'distraught'?
A) bend
B) worried
C) upset
D) both b and c
Q11- How was Tricki acting?
A) refusing to eat his favourite food
B) didn't go for walks
C) vomiting
D) all of the above
Q12- What was best according to the vet?
A) to take him to the hospital
B) to take him for a walk
C) to let him have sugar
D) both b and c
Q13- Why did the other dogs ignore Tricki?
A) he was an uninteresting object
B) he was ill
C) he was furious
D) all of the above
Q14- for how many days he was given no food?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
Q15- Who was Joe?
A) nurse
B) pug
C) greyhound
D) cat
Q16- What did the dogs know about food?
A) last ones will be liable to have competition for the leftover food
B) there was no competition
C) it wasn't good
D) it was the best part of the day
Q17- what is the meaning of the word "jostling"?
A) running
B) struggling
C) walking
D) none of the above
Q18- What is the meaning of the word "scrimmage"?
A) fight
B) play
C) run
D) none of the above
Q19- What does the narrator refer to Tricki as, in the group of other dogs?
A) silky little object
B) shaggy little object
C) he didn't say anything
D) none of the above
Q20- What is the meaning of the word "convalescing"?
A) condescending
B) worsen
C) disappointing
D) recover
Q21- What did Mrs Pumphrey bring first?
A. Eggs.
B. Brandy.
C. Wine.
D. None of these
Q22- How did the staff benefit from Mrs Pumphrey's overdoing?
A) breakfast with eggs
B) lunch with wine
C) dinner with brandy
D) all of the above
Q23- What made the narrator call Mrs Pumphrey after a fortnight?
A) Tricki got recovered
B) Tricki got unwell
C) he knew she is suffering
D) both a and c
Q24- "In two weeks he had been transformed into a lithe, hard-musled animal" . What is the meaning of the word "lithe"?
A) dirty
B) graceful
C) misbehaving
D) rude
Q25- In clinic, What did they use out of these?
A) toys
B) cushions
C) coats
D) none of the above
Q26- How would you decribe Mrs. Pumphrey?
A) loving
B) over-doing
C) intelligent
D) rational
Q27- How would you decribe the vet?
A) tactful
B) over-doing
C) careless
D) irrational
Q28- Was Tricki happy on seeing Mrs. Pumphrey?
A) yes
B) No
C) maybe
D) she showed no emotions
Q29- Who do you blame for Tricki's illness?
A) Mrs. Pumphrey
B) Tricki
C) Herriot
D) Vet
Q30- Why is the narrator tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest?
A) because he loved Tricki
B) he thought Mrs. Pumphrey woudn't take good care of Tricki
C) they would lose all Luxuries like eggs, wine and brandy
D) none of the above
Answers :
1. James Herriot
2. Veterinary surgeon
3. Mr. Herriot
4. malnutrition
5. No
6. gardener
7. Ring- throw
8. All the above
9. Yes
10. Both b and c
11. All the above
12. To take him to the hospital
13. It is an uninteresting object
14. 2
15. Greyhound
16. last ones will be liable to have competition for the leftover food
17. Struggling
18. Fight
19. silky little object
20. Recover
21. Eggs
22. All the above
23. Both a and c
24. graceful
25. None of the above
26. Over doing
27. Tactful
28. Yes
29. Mrs Pumphrey
30. they would lose all Luxuries like eggs, wine and brandy
