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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?
(a) Miss Prissy is a purebread fox hound.
(b) Miss Prissy is sick and dying.
(c) Miss Prissy won first prize in at the fair.
(d) Miss Prissy is going to have Old Yeller's puppies.

3. What does Travis think about Old Yeller?
(a) He thinks the dog is stupid.
(b) He thinks the dog is smart but he doesn't want him.
(c) He thinks the dog is a purebred.
(d) He thinks the dog is vicious.

4. How does Travis interpret the sounds of the old bull?
(a) Travis says that the old bull is giving up his rights as leader.
(b) Travis says that the old bull is surrendering and willing to die.
(c) Travis says that the bull is bragging about being the biggest, toughest, and meanest.
(d) Travis says that the old bull is asking the younger bull to kill him.

5. Where does Travis' family keep their hogs and cattle?
(a) They keep them in a lean to.
(b) They keep then in a barn.
(c) They are loose on the range.
(d) They keep them in a fenced pasture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis' mother instruct him to do while he is doing his chores?

2. How does Travis react to the news about hydrophobia?

3. How does Travis finally shoot the turkey that he wounded in the pea garden?

4. Why does Travis run off when the trade is made between Arliss and Sanderson?

5. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?

(see the answer key)

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