Old Yeller | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. How does Travis' family come to get Old Yeller?

The dog wanders to their cabin.

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

Cash.

3. Why is Travis' father leaving the family for months?

He is driving cattle to Abilene.

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

He wants to go too.

5. What does Travis' father ask him to do while he is away?

He asks Travis to take care of the family and act like a man.

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

A horse.

7. What type of dogs do most of the settlers own?

Big, fierce cur dogs.

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

The dog is bitten by a rattle snake.

9. Who named Birdsong Creek?

Mama.

10. What does Travis compare Little Arliss'...
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