Question

Mrs Pumphery hastened to explain, "He was so listless, Mr. Herriot. He seemed to have no energy.
thought he must be suffering from malnutrition, so I have been giving him some little extras betwee
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."
1x5=5
(i) Identify 'he' in the above extract.
(ii) Why was he overfed?
(iii) Who was Mr. Herroit?
(iv) Why did Mrs. Pumphery see Tricki suffering from malnutrition?
(v) Name the story and its writer.​

Answer 1

Answer:

i)'He' in the above extract is Tricki.

ii) He was overfed because his mistress Mrs Pumphery thought that Tricki was suffering from malnutrition .

iii)Mr. Herriot was a veterinary doctor.

iv)Mrs. Pumphery see Tricki suffering from malnutrition so she was giving some little extras between meals to build him up,some malt and cod liver oil and a bowl of horlicks at night .

v)A triump of surgery and the poet is James Herriot.