CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Surgery in the chapter ‘A Triumph of Surgery’ refers to ____
A
an operation done on a dog
B
an operation done on a female
C
a medical establishment for dogs
D
a lab for conducting medical tests
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Surgery is the hospital for the Sick dogs. It also refers to medical aid in allopathy. This story refers to both these meanings. Tricky is the dog of Mrs. Pumphrey .

Detailed explanation-2: -How does he treat the dog? Answer: James Herriot treats Tricki just like he would treat an overweight and lazy dog, which Tricki is. He cuts down his food intake and keeps him under strict observation for the initial days at hospital.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution : Mrs Pumphrey thought that the dog’s recovery was “a triumph of surgery” because in two weeks, Tricki had recovered completely and had been transformed into a hard-muscled animal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The story “A Triumph of Surgery” is about a dog named Tricki. The theme of the story is about the blind love which we possess for the one whom we love the most. Mrs. Pumphrey had no idea that her blind and extreme love for her dog Tricki took him to trouble.

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