1. Why is the narrator tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest?
2. Was Tricki happy on seeing Mrs. Pumphrey?
3. How would you decribe Mrs. Pumphrey?
4. “In two weeks he had been transformed into a lithe, hard-musled animal” . What is the meaning of the word “lithe”?
5. How did the staff benefit from Mrs Pumphrey’s overdoing?
6. What is the meaning of the word “convalescing”?
7. What is the meaning of the word “scrimmage”?
8. What did the dogs know about food?
9. for how many days he was given no food?
10. What was best according to the vet?