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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes the hogs under Travis' limb go wild with anger.
(a) The sight of Travis hovering above them.
(b) Old Yeller pushing them into a ring.
(c) Old Yeller nipping at their heals.
(d) The squealing and scent of blood.

3. What does Travis decide to do about Old Yeller?
(a) Teach him to hunt.
(b) Find a way to get rid of him.
(c) Obedience train him.
(d) Make friends with him.

4. What will the hogs do if they catch up to someone?
(a) They will back away slowly.
(b) They will turn and walk away.
(c) They will kill their pursuer.
(d) They will shake their tusks but then run off.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Little Arliss take Travis by surprise?

2. What does Travis notice about Old Yeller when he first sees the dog?

3. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?

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

5. What are the symptoms of hydrophobia?

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