The Triumph of Surgery Class 10 English Exam Questions

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. What made the author delighted to keep Tricki at the surgery?
Ans. Mr. Herriot, the author, felt delighted to keep Tricki at the surgery because Mrs. Pumphrey sent many delicacies for Tricki to eat. But it would not need all of them. These were fresh eggs, wine, brandy, etc. Mr. Herriot and his staff would eat those things daily. This made them delighted.

Question. How did lunch become ‘a ceremonial occasion’ for Mr. Herriot and his partners?
Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey sends eggs, wine, brandy to the for the convalescing pet. However these are enjoyed by the doctor and his staff. Having an egg, two glasses of wine before and during lunch, made lunch a ceremonial occasion for Mr. Herriot and his partners.

Question. How did Mrs. Pumphrey react to Tricki’s condition? What did she do?
Ans. Tricki showed no interest in anything. It looked dull and lethargic. Mrs. Pumphrey felt very sad and depressed looking at Tricki’s condition. She called up the doctor and told him that Tricki didn’t eat anything. It refused its favourite dishes and lay panting on the rug. It was terribly ill.

Question. What was the main cause of Tricki’s problems?
Ans. The main cause of Tricki’s problems was his greed. He was unable to refuse any food being offered to him by his indulgent mistress. He could not resist sweets like cream cakes and chocolates. All this made him fat, lethargic and ill.

Question. How did other dogs treat Tricki?
Ans. When Tricki arrived at the surgery, no dog showed any interest in it. But after the third day, Joe, and the greyhound and his friends befriended Tricki after sniffing.

Question. How was Mrs. Pumphrey, the owner of Tricki, responsible for its present condition?
Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey was a very rich lady. She pampered Tricki a lot and gave it a lot of rich food. It included ice-cream, chocolates, malt, cod-liver oil and horlicks. But she did not take it outside for a walk nor did she make him do any physical exercise.

Question. What was Tricki’s ailment?
Ans. Tricki had become really fat like a bloating sausage with a leg at each corner. Its eyes were full of blood. Its tongue lolled from its jaws.

Question. The household dogs at the surgery rejected Tricki as an uninteresting object. Why?
Ans. As soon as Tricki was introduced into the yard, all the household dogs swarmed around him and sniffed him. However, since he kept lying listless and did not play with them due to his health problem, the dogs thought of him as an uninteresting object and rejected him.

Question. How did Mrs. Pumphrey and her servants behave when Tricki was being sent to the surgery?
Ans. When Tricki was being taken to the surgery, the staff of Mrs. Pumphrey was roused from sleep. They brought the pet’s personal belongings like cushion, lunch bowl, breakfast bowl, etc. They were all in tears when it was being taken to the hospital. This showed that they were very closely attached to the pet and considered him to be a part of the family.

Question. “I think I know a cure for you.” Who said this and to whom? What was the ‘cure’?
Ans. Mr. Herriot, veterinary surgeon, said this to Mrs. Pumphrey. The ‘cure’ was not a medical treatment, but regulating Tricki’s diet and maintenance. Mr. Herriot gave it the required diet at the fixed time as a cure. Secondly, Tricki got other dogs’ company which added to its treatment. These things made up a proper ‘cure’ for Tricki.

Question. “I think I know a cure for you.” Who said this and to whom? What was the ‘cure’?
Ans. Mr. Herriot, veterinary surgeon, said this to Mrs.
Pumphrey. The ‘cure’ was not a medical treatment,but regulating Tricki’s diet and maintenance. Mr.
Herriot gave it the required diet at the fixed time as a cure. Secondly, Tricki got other dogs’ company which added to its treatment. These things made up a proper ‘cure’ for Tricki.

Question. The household dogs at the surgery rejected Tricki as an uninteresting object. Why?
Ans. As soon as Tricki was introduced into the yard, all the household dogs swarmed around him and sniffed him. However, since he kept lying listless and did not play with them due to his health problem, the dogs thought of him as an uninteresting object and rejected him.

Question. How did other dogs treat Tricki?
Ans. When Tricki arrived at the surgery, no dog showed any interest in it. But after the third day, Joe, and the greyhound and his friends befriended Tricki after sniffing.

Question. How did Mrs. Pumphrey and her servants behave when Tricki was being sent to the surgery? 
Ans. When Tricki was being taken to the surgery, the staff of Mrs. Pumphrey was roused from sleep. They brought the pet’s personal belongings like cushion,lunch bowl, breakfast bowl, etc. They were all in tears when it was being taken to the hospital. This showed that they were very closely attached to the pet and considered him to be a part of the family.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question. Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both? (A Triumph of Surgery)
Ans. The story of “A triumph of Surgery” could be a mix of mere-fiction and based on real-life episode as well. In the current day and age, parents sometimes get overprotective of their kids or owners get overprotective of their pets. This eventually leads to destruction as too much of everything is bad. It is not to say that they are not attentive to what is wrong and what isn’t, but it is just a case of ignorance and wrong knowledge of things. For example, as depicted in the lesson, obesity is now a growing problem all around the world and parents are somewhat responsible for this problem. They feed their kids more than the actual requirement. These are some of the points that suggest that the lesson “A Triumph of Surgery” can very well be a mixture of real-life episodes and some fiction.

Question. Compare and contrast Tricki in the beginning and in the end of the story.
Ans. We see two sides of Tricki. In the beginning, Tricki was very fat. It was bloated like a sausage. Its tongue lolled from its jaws. It appeared very lethargic, greedy and ate food the whole day with no exercise at all. This worried Mrs. Pumphrey greatly. She telephoned Mr. Herriot, the author. He took it to the surgery. At the surgery, Mr. Herriot gave Tricki a lot of water and no food. On the third day, it started barking at other dogs. Other dogs befriended it. In two weeks, it got well and looked like a little golden figure again. Hence, a bloated sausage ball finally began to look like a dog.

Question. Mrs. Pumphrey is a loving and caring mistress for Tricki. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons.
Ans. I agree with the statement that Mrs. Pumphrey is a loving and caring mistress. She looks after Tricki with lot of love. She lavishes all her attention on him. she ensures that he has the best of everything to wear and eat. When he falls sick, she promptly takes him for treatment to the surgery where in two weekstime, Tricki is fit and healthy again. Though she may  have been silly in her indulgence for Tricki, her heart is at the right place. She loves Tricki and cannot bear to deprive him of his favourite foods. The trouble that befell Tricki was also because of her infinite love for him. Though she knew the cakes and sweets may harm him, she couldn’t say no when he was greedy for them.

Question. How do you know that Mrs. Pumphrey was a rich lady?
Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey was a rich lady. This is evident from how she kept Tricki. She had a chauffeur-driven long black car. She spent a lot of money on delicacies for Tricki. She gave Tricki a rich diet as. She gave it eggs, malt, cod-liver oil and a bowl of horlicks. She had many servants in her house. She had all kinds of luxuries for Tricki. These were day bed, night bed, favourite cushions, toys, rubber rings, etc. She would send many delicacies to the surgery as well. These were fresh eggs, wine, whisky, etc. These show that Mrs. Pumphrey was indeed a rich lady.

Question. Mrs. Pumphrey hastened to explain, “He was so listless, Mr. Herriot. He seemed to have no energy. I thought he must be suffering from malnutrition, so I have been giving him some little extras between meals to build him up, some malt and cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep — nothing much really.”
(a) Who is Mrs. Pumphrey talking about? Why do you think she “hastened” to explain?
(b) After looking at “him”, what was Mr. Herriot worried about?
Ans. (a) Mrs. Pumphery is talking about Tricki, her pet dog. Because she was worried for him, she quickly explained the reason for Tricki’s obesity at which Mr Herriot seemed aghast. (b) My Herriot, a veterinarian surgeon, was worried about Tricki’s health. He rightfully felt that if Mrs Pumphrey did not look after Tricki well and controlled his diet, then Tricki may develop serious health complications.

Question. Mrs. Pumphrey is a loving and caring mistress for Tricki. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons.
Ans. I agree with the statement that Mrs. Pumphrey is a loving and caring mistress. She looks after Tricki with lot of love. She lavishes all her attention on him. she ensures that he has the best of everything to wear and eat. When he falls sick, she promptly takes him for treatment to the surgery where in two weeks time, Tricki is fit and healthy again. Though she may have been silly in her indulgence for Tricki, her heart is at the right place. She loves Tricki and cannot bear to deprive him of his favourite foods. The trouble that befell Tricki was also because of her infinite love for him. Though she knew the cakes and sweets may harm him, she couldn’t say no when he was greedy for them.