A Triumph of Surgery Extra Questions Class 10

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Short Answer Type Questions for A Triumph of Surgery

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:

Question 1: What evidence do we have in the story that tells us that

Mrs. Pumphrey was a rich lady?
Answer
Mrs. Pumphrey was a wealthy lady as she had many servants, maids and also
had a pet. She used to feed her pet with a lot of dishes, sweets and snacks.
Moreover, she had a separate room and wardrobe for her pet. All these things
show that she was a rich lady.

Question 2: Why did Mrs. Pumphrey call the doctor?

Answer
Tricki had not been eating anything for the past few days. He had refused even
dishes and had bouts of vomiting. Moreover, he was spending his time lying on
a rug; panting. He was not going for walks. All these symptoms forced Mrs.
Humphrey to visit the doctor.

Question 3: How does Dr Herriot treat Tricki?

Answer
Dr Herriot cut down Tricki's food and made him exercise. For the first three
days did not give him food but only water. He did not give any medicine but
made him run all day with the dogs. He discovered the joys of being bowled
over and being tramped on squashed every few minutes. He enjoyed a lot
along with his recovery.

Question 4: Why were the household dogs not interested in Tricki

initially?
Answer
Tricki was a newcomer in the house. Moreover, Tricki was very lethargic to play
with them He was not comfortable there. But after a few days, Tricki started
enjoying with them. He discovered the joys of being bowled over, tramped on
and squashed every few minutes. He became an accepted member of the
gang.

Question 5: Why was Dr Herriot confident that Tricki would be in

hospital soon?
Answer
Tricki was tottering slowly in the house. He was not eating anything, not even
his favourite dishes and besides, he had bouts of vomiting. Dr Herriot was sure
that if his food was not cut down and more exercise was not given to him, he
would be really ill soon.
Question 6: Why was the entire staff of Mrs. Pumphrey at work while
Tricki was going to the hospital?
Answer
Tricki was Mrs. Pumphrey's beloved dog, and when he was going to the
hospital, the entire staff got to work. His day and night beds, favourite
cushions, toys and rubber rings, and food bowls were loaded into the narrator's
car by them.

Question 7: What was the main cause of 'Tricki's ill-health'?

Answer
Tricky was overfed by Mrs. Pumphrey. He became hugely fat and inactive. He
was pampered with a lot of cream cakes, chocolates and Horlicks. This was the
main cause of his illness.

Question 8: Why did Mr. Herriot ask Mrs. Pumphrey to admit Tricki in
a hospital?
Answer
Dr Herriot asked Mrs. Pumphrey to admit Tricki in a hospital because instead of
cutting down upon his food and making him exercise, she was pampering him.

Question 9: Why did Mrs. Pumphrey treat Tricki in a special way?

Answer
Mrs. Humphrey was an extremely rich lady but was foolishly indulgent in
pampering her dog, Tricki. She served him with cream cakes, chocolates and
cod-liver oil. She did so because she treated Tricki like her son.
Question 10: Why was Dr Herriot worried about Tricki?
Answer
Dr Herriot was worried about Tricki because he had become hugely fat and
inactive. He suggested to Mrs. Pumphrey to cut down his food and give him
some exercise but she was reluctant to do so.

Question 11: Why was Tricki sent to the hospital?

Answer
Tricki had become sluggish as he had grown so fat that it became difficult for
him to walk. He had started panting all the time, kept on vomiting and stopped
eating. He seemed very ill so he was hospitalized.
Long Answer Type Questions for A Triumph of Surgery

Answer the following questions in 100-150 words:

Question 1: Herriot enjoyed the lavish meal during Tricki's stay but
still, he felt compelled to inform Mrs. Pumphrey about the recovery of
Tricky. Why did he not keep Tricki for a longer time? Did he feel
concerned for Mrs. Pumphrey?
Answer
Tricki was a fat dog, pet of Mrs. Pumphrey. He became listless and seemed to
have no energy. It fell ill. So, Mrs. Pumphrey called the veterinary surgeon, Dr
Herriot for the help. Dr Herriot took Tricki to his surgery. He kept an eye on him
for two days and gave him no food but plenty of water. At the end of the
second day, he started showing some interest in his surroundings and on the
third day, began to whimper on the sound of dogs. While his stay at the
surgery, Mrs. Pumphrey started to bring round fresh eggs to a dozen at a time.
She also sent bottles of wine and brandy for Tricki's health. But that was
consumed by Mr. Herriot and his colleagues. Hence, Herriot enjoyed the stay of
Tricki. He did not want to keep Tricki for a longer time because he felt
concerned for Mrs. Pumphrey. He did not want to separate the pet from his
owner. He could understand Mrs. Pumphrey's concern for the little dog. So he
returned him back.

Question 2: The chapter highlights the absurd and negligent

behaviour of rich people like Mrs . Pumphrey who may harm their
near and dear ones by their extra caring nature. Tricki's declined
health was the outcome of Mrs. Pumphrey's over-caring nature. Do
you think such people's actions can prove to be detrimental for the
health of their kinds?
Answer
Mrs. Pumphrey was a wealthy lady with a fat pet dog named Tricki. Tricki was
too dear to Mrs. Pumphrey. Hence, she took extra care of him. She had
pampered the dog with all kinds of comforts. The dog had many coats worn
according to the weather, had different cushions for his comfort and also had
various dishes to eat. Some extras between meals were given to him, some
malt, cod- liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep. He was
also given cream cakes and chocolates. This made him fat and lethargic. He
became hugely fat like a bloated sausage. His eyes bloodshot and rheumy,
stared straight ahead and his tongue lolled from his jaws. I think Mrs.
Pumphrey's extra-caring nature resulted in Tricki's declined health. Such an
attitude can be fatal for the health of their kins. One should not over care of
them. Exercise and proper meal are important for one's health. The same was
taken care by Dr Herriot, which resulted in the speedy recovery of Tricki.

Question 3: "He had never been known to refuse food; he would

tackle a meal at any hour of the day or night." Herriot believed that
Tricki's problem was his greed. Do you think a little tolerance would
have done him good? Elucidate.
Answer
Dr Herriot was not entirely wrong in believing that Tricki's problem was greed.
Tricki was indeed greedy, but Mrs. Pumphrey only made matters worse by
stuffing him with rich food. Herriot did not lack intolerance; he was just stating
the obvious. Tricki's ill-health made him concerned, and he made the
observation as a veterinary doctor. Tricki, on the other hand, needed to
exercise and to control on his eating habits. It would have been good if he did
not greedily gobble up everything that was placed in front of him. Mrs.
Pumphrey herself revealed that Tricky loved cream cakes and chocolates very
much. Thus, Tricki ought to have been less gluttonous and luxury-loving, and
behaved more like a dog!
Question 4: Herriot is a dutiful doctor who cared for others’ 'emotions'
more than his personal interests. Prove the above statement.
Answer
Herriot was a duty-bound veterinary doctor. He used to visit Mrs. Pumphrey's
house regularly for the regular check-up of her dog Tricky. Mrs. Pumphrey was
a very rich lady who pampered her dog a lot. Dr Herriot was quite worried
about Tricki's health. He knew that the dog was overfed by his owner. He
advised Mrs. Pumphrey to keep him go on diet and give him a lot of exercises.
But she didn't bother. Hence, in order to improve Tricki's health, he decided to
take him away from Mrs. Pumphrey. He told her that Tricki needed a surgery.
He made Tricki cut down his diet and made him do certain exercises which
improved his health. Although he knew Mrs. Pumphrey was very rich and much
attached to the dog, he did not take any advantage of it. He just performed his
duties and we should also stick to the same values in our life. He enjoyed the
food and wine sent by Mrs. Pumphrey but he still didn't keep Tricki at the
surgery for long. He knew that Mrs. Pumphrey would be missing Tricki so he
allowed the dog to go home as soon as he was fine.

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