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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Travis do to try and drive the bulls away from the cabin?
(a) He chases them with a pitch fork.
(b) He goes after them with a bull whip.
(c) He tosses boiling water at them.
(d) He throws rocks at them.

2. How do Travis and Old Yeller feel for a couple of weeks after the hog attack?
(a) Old Yeller recovers quickly but Travis has a rough time.
(b) They both have a rough time of it.
(c) They both recover quickly.
(d) Travis is feeling fine but Old Yeller has a rough time.

3. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?
(a) He leaps onto the back of one of the bulls.
(b) He attacks the bulls.
(c) He runs away into the woods.
(d) He circles the bulls, howling.

4. What advice does Sanderson give to Travis about when to shoot an animal with hydrophobia?
(a) Shoot any animal he comes across until the hydrophobia is gone.
(b) Shoot the animal after it tries to bite.
(c) Shoot anything that is acting unnatural.
(d) Shoot only wild animals, not pets.

5. What sound do the bulls make that are looking for a fight outside the family's cabin?
(a) They squeal like pigs.
(b) They snort quietly.
(c) They quietly moan.
(d) They raise their voices in a wild, brassy blare.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Travis react to the news about hydrophobia?

2. What does Burn Sanderson tell Mama about Old Yeller?

3. Why does Travis run off when the trade is made between Arliss and Sanderson?

4. What does Mama use as a poultice for Travis' wound?

5. What does Little Arliss do while Travis is in bed?

(see the answer key)

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