Class 10 English Chapter 1 A Triumph of Surgery
- Who is the author of “A Triumph of Surgery”?
James Herriot is the author of the story. - Who does the narrator ‘I’ refer to in the story?
The narrator ‘I’ refers to Mr. Herriot, a veterinary surgeon. - What is the name of Mrs. Pumphrey’s pampered dog?
The dog’s name is Tricki. - How did Tricki look when Mr. Herriot saw him on the street?
He looked hugely fat, like a bloated sausage with a leg at each corner. - What did Mrs. Pumphrey think Tricki was suffering from initially?
She thought he was suffering from malnutrition because he seemed to have no energy. - Name two “extras” Mrs. Pumphrey gave Tricki between meals.
She gave him malt, cod-liver oil, and a bowl of Horlicks. - What sweet things did Tricki love that Mrs. Pumphrey couldn’t refuse him?
He loved cream cakes and chocolates. - What was identified as Tricki’s only fault?
Tricki’s only fault was greed, as he never refused food. - Who was Hodgkin and what was he suffering from?
Hodgkin was the gardener, and he was suffering from lumbago. - Why had there been no ring-throwing exercise for Tricki?
There was no ring-throwing because the gardener, Hodgkin, was unwell. - What was Mr. Herriot’s strict advice regarding Tricki’s diet?
He advised cutting his food right down and giving him more exercise. - What symptoms did Tricki show when he fell seriously ill?
He refused to eat his favorite dishes, had bouts of vomiting, and spent all his time panting on a rug. - How long did Mr. Herriot suggest Tricki be hospitalized?
He suggested Tricki be hospitalized for a fortnight (two weeks). - Why did Mrs. Pumphrey almost swoon at the thought of hospitalization?
She feared the dog would pine and die if he did not see her every day. - What did the narrator wrap Tricki in while carrying him to the car?
He wrapped the little dog in a blanket. - Mention three items the staff tried to send with Tricki to the surgery.
They tried to send his beds, cushions, toys, rubber rings, and various meal bowls. - How did the other dogs at the surgery initially treat Tricki?
They sniffed him, decided he was an uninteresting object, and ignored him. - What treatment did Tricki receive during his first two days at the surgery?
He was given no food, but plenty of water. - Who was Joe, the animal Tricki met at the surgery?
Joe was a greyhound. - What activity did Tricki enjoy with the other dogs at night?
He enjoyed hunting rats in the old hen-house at night. - Why did Mrs. Pumphrey start sending two dozen eggs at a time?
She sent them to build up Tricki’s strength during his convalescence. - What items did the narrator and his partners enjoy that were meant for Tricki?
They enjoyed the eggs, wine, and brandy sent by Mrs. Pumphrey. - Why were bottles of wine and brandy sent to the surgery?
They were intended to enrich Tricki’s blood and improve his constitution. - How was Tricki transformed after two weeks at the surgery?
He became a lithe, hard-muscled animal who could keep up with the pack. - What did Mrs. Pumphrey call Tricki’s recovery?
She called it “a triumph of surgery”.