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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mama's reaction to Sanderson's first suggestion?
(a) She accepts it.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She refuses.
(d) She is insulted by the suggestion.

2. When does Travis begin to love Old Yeller?
(a) He begins to love the dog when the dog gets sick.
(b) He begins to love the dog after the bear attack.
(c) He begins to love the dog when Arliss asks him to.
(d) He begins to love the dog when the dog crawls into his bed.

3. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?
(a) A scoop horn.
(b) A loop horn.
(c) A droop horn.
(d) A moon horn.

4. What news does Searcy bring to Travis, Little Arliss, and Mama?
(a) He tells them that the men will be home in a few days.
(b) He tells them that Rosal shot a fox.
(c) He tells them that Jed Simpson shot a turkey.
(d) He tells them that the cows are going dry and the gardens are failing around the settlement.

5. What does Sanderson tell Travis about the plague of hydrophobia?
(a) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two coons that had it.
(b) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two fox that had it.
(c) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two wolves, a fox, and one skunk that had it.
(d) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two dogs that had it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis decide to do about Old Yeller?

2. How does Travis show his love for Old Yeller?

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

4. What does Travis have to do to the hogs to be able to tell them apart from the neighbor's hogs?

5. What do the hogs do if a blizzard is on the way?

(see the answer key)

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