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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the trade that Sanderson and Little Arliss agree upon?
(a) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for a sack of corn meal.
(b) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for a home cooked meal.
(c) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for the mule, Jumper.
(d) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for a pair of Papa's boots.

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

4. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?
(a) Little Arliss is hanging from the meat.
(b) The meat is gone.
(c) A wolf is eating the meat.
(d) The meat is rotten.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease does Bud Searcy hope does not spread throughout the settlement before the men get back?

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

4. What does Little Arliss do to Sanderson?

5. How does Travis interpret the sounds of the old bull?

(see the answer key)

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