Question

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 at first?
A) two dozen fresh eggs
B) four dozen fresh eggs
C) wine
D) both a and c

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- 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​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 - a

2 - c

3 - d

4. b

5. b

6. b

7. a

8. b

9.a

10. b

11. c

12. d

13. a

14. b. 16. a. 17. b. 20. à. 21. a. 22. d

23. a 24. b. 25. b. 26. b. 27. a. 28. a

29. a. 30. ç

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