Multiple Choice Questions
Triumph of Surgery
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Q. 1
What did the entire staff and maids rush in and out bringing?
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Food and waterB
Toys and rubber ringsC
Day bed, night bed, cushions, and bowlsD
Coats and hatsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
Why did the narrator realize his car wouldn't hold all the stuff?
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Because it was too smallB
Because there was too much stuffC
Because it was brokenD
Because it was too bigClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
What did Mrs. Pumphrey do as the narrator started to drive away?
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She waved goodbyeB
She hugged the narratorC
She threw an armful of coats through the windowD
She ran after the carClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What did the narrator see in the mirror before turning the corner of the drive?
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Mrs. Pumphrey cryingB
Tricki wagging his tailC
Everybody in tearsD
The narrator's reflectionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
Where did the narrator glance down while driving on the road?
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At Tricki, gasping on the seatB
At the scenery outsideC
At the car's speedometerD
At the gas gaugeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What did the narrator pat while Tricki was sitting beside him?
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Tricki's headB
The car dashboardC
The steering wheelD
Tricki's tailClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
What did Tricki make a brave effort to do while sitting beside the narrator?
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Bark loudlyB
Whimper softlyC
Jump out of the carD
Wag his tailClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
What did the narrator say to Tricki?
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"You're going to be okay."B
"Hang in there, old buddy."C
"Poor old lad. You haven’t had a kick in you but I think I know a cure for you."D
"You're the bravest dog I've ever seen."Click an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What was the narrator's feeling towards Tricki?
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Pity and empathyB
DisgustC
JoyD
AngerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What did the narrator suggest he had for Tricki?
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A new toyB
A tasty treatC
A warm blanketD
A cureClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
What beverage was used to give a final edge to Tricki's constitution?
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WineB
BrandyC
WhiskeyD
VodkaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
How was the brandy consumed by the narrator and others?
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Chugged quicklyB
Rolled around, inhaled, and reverently drunkC
Mixed with waterD
Poured over iceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
What was the morning ritual described in the passage?
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Having an extra eggB
Exercising with TrickiC
Drinking brandyD
Sleeping inClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
How was the midday described in the passage?
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Having an extra eggB
Finishing round the fire with brandyC
Exercising with TrickiD
Drinking wineClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
Select the option that correctly captures the usage of the word 'constitution' from line 1 of the extract.
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Discrimination on the basis of gender is illegal according to our constitution.B
The constitution of this porridge is different from the one my mum usually makes.C
The added shock of the news was the final blow to his fragile constitution.D
How the constitution of this system works is beyond my apprehension.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What was used to improve Tricki's constitution in the passage?
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BrandyB
WaterC
MilkD
JuiceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
How were the days described in the passage?
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Days of sadnessB
Days of joy and contentmentC
Days of angerD
Days of confusionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
What was the narrator tempted to do with Tricki?
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Sell himB
Return him to Mrs. PumphreyC
Keep him as a permanent guestD
Give him more treatsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What did the narrator know Mrs. Pumphrey was experiencing?
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Joy and contentmentB
AngerC
ExcitementD
SufferingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What was Tricki's condition at the end of the passage?
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Recovered and awaiting collectionB
Still sickC
UnchangedD
UncertainClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
What did Tricki discover the joys of?
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SleepingB
RunningC
Being bowled over, tramped on, and squashedD
EatingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
How did Tricki become an accepted member of the gang?
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By being aggressiveB
By being gentleC
By being greedyD
By being playfulClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What did Tricki fight for during meal times?
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AttentionB
His share of foodC
ToysD
SleepClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Where did Tricki hunt rats at night?
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In the gardenB
In the old henhouseC
In the kitchenD
In Mrs. Pumphrey's roomClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
What did Mrs. Pumphrey do anxiously in the background?
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CookB
ExerciseC
HoverD
SleepClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
In the phrase "being bowled over, tramped on and squashed," what part of speech is "being"?
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NounB
AdverbC
AdjectiveD
VerbClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
What does the phrase "an unlikely, silky little object among the aggy crew" suggest about Tricki?
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He was strongB
He was popularC
He was out of placeD
He was fastClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
What does the word "hovered" mean in the context of the passage?
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Stayed close byB
DisappearedC
SankD
FlewClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
What did Tricki do every few minutes?
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SleptB
AteC
PlayedD
FoughtClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What did Tricki's behavior indicate about his adjustment to his new environment?
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He was unhappyB
He was scaredC
He was aggressiveD
He was comfortable and adaptingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
At his surgery, the doctor gave Tricki no food for_________ days.
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twoB
fiveC
fourD
threeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
What did the other dogs at the surgery think of
Tricki?
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An interesting objectB
An uninteresting objectC
Their new companionD
Their rivalClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
What kind of woman was Mrs. Pumphrey?
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SaneB
Affectionate and lovingC
ShrewdD
IntellectualClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
When Mr. Herriot took Tricki to his clinic, Mrs.
Pumphrey was:
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thanking the doctorB
wailingC
excitedD
happyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
What was Tricki's behaviour which made Mrs.
Pumphrey anxious about him?
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All of the aboveB
He was panting and didn't want to do
anythingC
Tricki would not eat his favourite dishesD
Tricki had bouts of vomitingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
What did Mrs. Pumphrey feed Tricki to build him
up?
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HorlicksB
All of theseC
Cod-liver oilD
MaltClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
What problem does Mrs. Pumphrey thought Tricki
has ?
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All of theseB
allergiesC
malnutritionD
diarrhoeaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
How did the staff benefit from Mrs. Pumphrey's
overdoing?
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breakfast with eggsB
lunch with wineC
dinner with brandyD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
Why did Mr. Herriot prohibit Tricky from eating
sweets?
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Sweets were not nutritiousB
Sweets were making him weakC
Tricki didn't like sweetsD
Sweets might harm himClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
What did Mrs. Pumphrey bring at first?
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four dozen fresh eggsB
Both (a) and (c)C
two dozen fresh eggsD
wineClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
"I think I know a cure for you." What is the 'cure'?
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giving him a surgeryB
keeping under observationC
giving injectionsD
controlling Tricki's dietClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
What was the dog unable to play without the
gardener ?
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ring-throwB
hide and seekC
walkD
All of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
What according to the narrator was Tricki's only
fault?
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He was not activeB
He didn't go for walkC
He was greedyD
He was a big foodieClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
Tricki falls ill because:
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he did not get proper food to eatB
his mistress overfed himC
of bad weatherD
he met an accidentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
How did the narrator mention Tricki in the group
of other dogs?
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Noisy objectB
Bushy objectC
Silky objectD
Shaggy objectClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
Who is the author of the story A Triumph of
Surgery'?
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James HerriotB
Ruskin BondC
Robert ArthurD
Victor CanningClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
What was Tricki's real disease?
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feverB
stomach painC
choleraD
vomiting due to over-feedingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
The vet suggested that Tricki should be
hospitalised for a __________ .
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yearB
fortnightC
weekD
monthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
In his surgery, narrator gave Tricki _________
for the first two days.
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plenty of waterB
nothingC
only milkD
only breadClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
Who was Joe?
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catB
nurseC
pugD
greyhoundClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
When Tricki was seriously ill, who did Mrs
Pumphrey make a frantic call?
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to her sonB
to her husbandC
to a vet doctor Mr HerriotD
to her maid-servantClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
Mrs. Pumphrey almost swooned when she was
told that Tricki needed hospitalisation?
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She thought that Tricki would pine without
herB
The expenses were unaffordableC
She was not confident of the vetD
She was afraid that Tricki would be operatedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
How was Tricki acting?
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all of the aboveB
vomitingC
didn't go for walksD
refusing to eat his favourite foodClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
_________ used to exercise Tricki and engage him in ring throwing activity.
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The driverB
The maidsC
The gardenerD
Mrs. PumphreyClick an option to check your answer
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