NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Chapter 1 A Triumph of Surgery

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Read and Find Out :

Q. Why is Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

Ans: Mrs. Pumphrey is worried about Tricki because he has not been very active lately and seems listless and lethargic. She is sure that Tricki is suffering from malnutrition

Q. What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?

Ans: She gives him a little extra between meals like malt, cod-liver oil and Horlicks before sleep. She is not wise in doing so because it causes Tricki more discomfort than making him feel better

Q. Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

Ans: ‘I’ refers to James Herriot, the narrator and the veterinarian in town.

Q. Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?

Ans: No, the narrator is not as rich as Tricki’s mistress.

Q. How does he treat the dog?

Ans: The doctor treats the dog with no medicines or surgery. He just puts him on a restricted healthy diet and gives him lots of exercise. He ensures that Tricki plays a lot with the other dogs in the surgery and eats only at certain times.

Q. Why is he tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest?

Ans: With her dog convalescing at the surgery, Mrs. Pumphrey sends eggs, wine, brandy for Tricki to help him in his recovery. However, all this is enjoyed by the doctor and his staff. These daily goodies tempt him to keep Tricki as a permanent guest.

Q .Why does Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is ‘a triumph of surgery’?

Ans: Mrs. Pumphrey believes that the doctor has cured her pet dog of his malaise by performing a major surgery. She believes that Tricki’s recovery is all due to the surgery. This is why she calls it “a triumph of surgery."

Think About It :

Q. 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?

Ans: I think the narrator is a good veterinary surgeon who loves animals and knows that every time the treatment need not involve medicines or surgery.
Yes, he is tactful and full of common sense.

Q. Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?

Ans: Yes, Tricki was happy to go home. Once he goes back home, Tricki’s mistress is going to pamper him but she is going to be careful not to over feed him as she did in the past.

Q. Do you think this is a real life episode or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?

Ans: I think this episode is a real one and not fiction. I am sure it must have happened during Mr. Herriot’s years as a veterinary surgeon.

Talk About It :

Q. 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?

Ans: Although the lady in the story may have caused harm to her pet by being excessively indulgent but she didn’t mean to do so. She was just blind to her excesses and loved her pet a lot. However, sometimes such actions can cause great harm to others and one has to avoid that.

Q. Do you think there are also parents like Mrs. Pumphrey?

Ans: Yes, there are parents who are like Mrs. Pumphrey who in their indulgence and over enthusiastic show of love tend to go overboard and do not realise the harmful effects of their actions.