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

2. 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 knows he can't make the shot.
(c) He is afraid that he will only wound it.
(d) His rifle isn't accurate enough to make the shot.

3. How does Little Arliss take Travis by surprise?
(a) Little Arliss attacks him with a battling stick.
(b) Little Arliss punches him in the stomach.
(c) Little Arliss wrestles him to the ground.
(d) Little Arliss kicks him in the shin.

4. What does Travis ask his father for before he leaves?
(a) A new rifle.
(b) A Bowie knife.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

5. What does Travis discover as he reaches the cabin?
(a) Arliss and the yeller dog are sleeping in the hay.
(b) Arliss and the yeller dog are sharing a piece of meat.
(c) Arliss and the yeller dog are in the drinking water.
(d) Arliss and the yeller dog are playing ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are all Texans short of now that the Civil War is over?

2. What does Mama prepare for supper after Old Yeller arrives?

3. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?

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

5. Why does Little Arliss want to keep Old Yeller?

(see the answer key)

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