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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Travis' mother instruct him to do while he is doing his chores?
(a) He is to recite his numbers while he works.
(b) He is to think about Little Arliss and the dog.
(c) He is to recite his Latin verbs while he works.
(d) He is to say his prayers while he works.

3. Why does Little Arliss cry when his father goes away?
(a) He just got stung by a bee.
(b) He wants to go too.
(c) He doesn't want to stay with his mother.
(d) He will miss his father.

4. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?
(a) Jumper is too old to go that far.
(b) Jumper is afraid of gunfire and he will scare away the game.
(c) Jumper will be attacked by a bear.
(d) It is too much of a rocky climb.

5. What does Travis' father ask him to do while he is away?
(a) He asks Travis to go to neighbors and work for food.
(b) He asks Travis to keep up with his school work.
(c) He asks Travis to fetch a neighbor to help the family.
(d) He asks Travis to take care of the family and act like a man.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Travis do to Jumper when he decides he doesn't want to plow anymore?

4. What are the best times to go to the Salt Licks to hunt?

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

(see the answer key)

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