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A Triumph of Surgery
Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
Tricki stayed at the surgery for a fortnight. Within two weeks, he had been transformed into a hard-muscled animal from a hugely fat dog. Mrs. Pumphrey was startled to See him when he hopped into her lap. She thought Tricki went through a surgery that transformed him completely.
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What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?
How does he treat the dog?
Why is he tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest?
Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of common sense?
Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
This episode describes the silly behaviour of a rich woman who is foolishly indulgent, perhaps because she is lonely. Do you think such people are merely silly, or can their actions cause harm to others?
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