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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Old Yeller do when he hears the bulls start to fight?
(a) He charges at them, trying to chase them away.
(b) He hides behind Arliss.
(c) He runs away into the hills.
(d) He cowers in the corner of the cabin.

2. Why do the hogs, cattle, and wild animals come to the Salt Licks?
(a) It has thick brambles where the animals hide.
(b) They eat the berries growing there.
(c) They drink from the pond that is there.
(d) They lick the salt.

3. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot at a running deer?
(a) He doesn't want to scare the animals into a stampede.
(b) He is afraid that he will only wound it.
(c) His rifle isn't accurate enough to make the shot.
(d) He knows he can't make the shot.

4. How does Travis react to the pending bull fight?
(a) He feels bad for the bulls.
(b) He blocks his ears from the sound of the bulls.
(c) He is excited and wants to see it.
(d) He can't watch because it sickens him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis ask his father for before he leaves?

2. Why does Little Arliss cry when his father goes away?

3. Where do Mama, Little Arliss, and Travis sit to see the bull fight?

4. How does Travis' dog, Bell, die?

5. What are the best times to go to the Salt Licks to hunt?

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