What kind of treatment was given to Tricki? Did it help in his recovery?
(2) Why was it a temptation to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest?
(3) What was informed to Mrs. Pumphrey on phone?
(4) Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
(5) Excess of everything is bad. Comment in the wake of Mrs Pumphrey’s love for Tricki
(6) Find the word from the passage which means- (options given in the brackets)
(a) rough or confused struggle
___________ (scrimmage/surge)
para 2
(b) recovering from an illness
___________ (motionless/ convalescing) para 3
(c) flexible
___________ (lithe/ listless)
para 3
(d) a place where a surgeon treats patients ___________ (surgery/gang)
para 4
(7) Write the antonym of the word ‘triumph’.
______________
Answers
Answer:
1. Tricki was given a non-medicinal treatment. His diet regimen was altered depending upon his body's response to it. He was kept on liquid diet for the first two days and then his diet was gradually increased. Yes, this treatment did help Tricki as it built up energy in him.
2. The narrator was tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest because Mrs Pumphrey had started bringing around two dozen eggs at a time to build Tricki's strength. Later, she started sending bottles of wine to help enriching Tricki's blood. The narrators and his partners started enjoying the eggs and wine, all meant for Tricki.
3. Mrs. Pumphrey wanted to explain the critical condition of his pet dog, Tricki to Dr. ... Pumphrey was suffering and after a fortnight, felt compelled to phone and tell her that the little dog had recovered and was awaiting collection.
4. Mrs. Pumphrey’s dog, Tricki had fallen ill and had to be admitted for treatment to Dr. Herriot’s hospital. Dr. Harriot gave him a lot of water and exercise which helped Tricki to recover. When Mrs. Pumphrey went to collect him, Tricki jumped into her lap and started licking her face. Seeing him fully recovered, Mrs. Pumphrey called it a triumph in surgery.
Transformation of the dog - from “bloated sausage” to “lithe and hard muscled animal” is, indeed, a triumph of the surgeon!
5. Mrs. Pumphrey was a rich lady who admired her dog very much. She preferred to live a prosperous and generous life and also wanted her dog to spend a similar. She used to overfill Tricki out of her love and attention. She never recognized that Tricki was a selfish dog and this would destroy his health. She could not even resist answering Tricki dropping for cakes. This made the dog lethargic, sedentary and obese. He used to lie on his carpet and pant all day long. Mrs. Pumphrey served him extremely, spoiling Tricki’s health to such a degree that he had to be hospitalized. Even in the hospital, she resumed conveying Tricki her love through chocolates and cakes. Her affection and concern for Tricki showed that excess of everything made him fall suffering.
6. a) scrimmage
b) convalescing
c) lithe
d) surgery
Hope this will help you.
Explanation:
Dr Dr Harriet breakdown on his food for 2 days