Supplementary Reader.        Lesson 01 A Triumph of Surgery.                                       Most important Que. Ans.    ---------------------------------------------.            Question 01

Why was Mr. Herriot shocked at  Tricki's appearance ?

                    Answer

Tricki had become hugely fat .His eyes were bloodshot and rheumy. His tongue rolled from his jaws. Thus to see his appearance mr. Herriot was shocked .

                      Question 02

What was mrs. Pumphrey's reaction when Trickie showed  little enthusiasm for exertion ?   
      
                       Answer

When Tricki showed little enthusiasm for exertion mrs. Pumphrey  worried too much .She thought he was weak and must be suffering from malnutrition .

                       Question 03 

What did she do to bring him back to normal health ? Was she successful ?      
                       Answer

To bring Tricki back to normal health she started giving him some extras between meals She gave him some malt and cod liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night .
               She was not successful . His condition become bad to worse.
                      Question 04

What was Mr. Herriot ' s strict advice ? What excuses did she make ?
                        Answer

Mr. Herriot advised her to strictly reduce Tricki 's  diet and to give him more exercise . Otherwise Tricki would be really ill . But she could not do so . She found it difficult to keep him on strict diet .

                    Question 05

Why did mrs. Pumphrey make a frantic call to mr. Herriot ?

                     Answer

Tricki stopped to eat anything . He refused even his favourite dishes. He had fits of vomiting also. He lay panting on a rug .So mrs. Pumphrey made a frantic call to mr. Herriot .

                     Question 06

What immediate step  did he take to save Tricki ?

                       Answer

Mr. Herriot took a good line . He carried Tricki to his hospital Surgery . There he gave the dog no food at all for two days . He gave him much water . This showed sign of recovery .

                    Question 07

What evidence do you get from the text about Tricki's affluent living ?

                       Answer

Tricki lived like an angle. He had a  wardrobe of tweed coats for the cold weather,a rain coat for the wet days .He had separated beds and cushions, toys and rubber ring s and three sets of bowls for breakfast, lunch and supper
 
Qus.1 Why is Mrs. Pumphrey  worried about  Tricki  ?
Ans. Tricki  has become hugely fat. It looks very odd . It's eyes are blood red . It's tongue lolls down its jaws . Therefore she is worried about Tricki .

Qus.2 What does she do to help him ? Is she wise in this ?
Ans. She at once calls Dr. Herriot  to him . She is wise in this because no one can know about animals except the centenary doctor .

Qus. 3 Why is he tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest ?
Ans. He is tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest as that way they would get eggs , wine etc. These are supplied by Mrs. Pumphrey not for them but for Tricki .

Qus.4 Why does Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog's recovery is "a triumph of surgery" ?
Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey thinks so as it is the surgeon who has made Tricki all right . It's stay at the hospital has cured him of its illness .

Qus.5 Do you think Tricki was happy to go home ? What do you think will happen now ?
Ans. Yes. Tricki was happy to go home . It is seen by the fact that when Mrs. Pumphrey comes to the surgery to take Tricki home . It jumps into her lap . It licks her face . I think that Mrs pumphrey will again give Tricki a lot of food . It would grow sick again .

Qus.6 Do you think this is a real life episode , or mere fiction ? Or it is a mixture of both ?
Ans. I think it is a real life episode with some part of fiction .In fact it is a mixture of both .

Qus.7 What was the real disease that Tricki was suffering from ?
Ans. Actually , Tricki had not any physical disease . He had a vomiting problem  because of over feeding . He was lazy because he did not do any physical exercise .

Qus.8 What was Mr. Herriot's strict advise ? Did Mrs. Pumphrey heed his advice ?
Ans. Mr .  Herriot told Mrs . Pumphrey severely to reduce Tricki 's  diet and to give him more exercise . Otherwise Tricki would really be really ill . But she could not do so . She found it difficult to keep the dog on strict diet .

Qus.9 How did he become an accepted member of the gang and start enjoying the company of other dogs ?
Ans. On the third day Tricki began to show some interest in his surroundings . He also felt the urge to join the pack . He started to eat his share of food . He ran about with them . Thus he became an accepted member of his party .

Qus.10 Write a character sketch of Mrs. Pumphrey ?
Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey was a very wealthy lady . She loved his dog Tricki very much . She pampered overfed him . She gave him much nutritious food . Tricki was very greedy . He never refused food . This made him hugely fat and lazy . Mrs . Pumphrey was very much worried about him . She almost swooned when Herriot told her that Tricki must be hospitalised . This shows that she was very emotional lady .

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