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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are all Texans short of now that the Civil War is over?
(a) Cash.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Ranch hands.
(d) Food.

2. What does Mama ask Travis to do after he milks the cows?
(a) Kill a doe for meat.
(b) Get Little Arliss ready for bed.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Feed the dog.

3. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot a javelina hog?
(a) They are not big enough to feed the family.
(b) He thinks they are funny little creatures.
(c) They are no good for eating.
(d) When one javelina hog gets shot, the whole bunch will attack.

4. Why is Travis' father leaving the family for months?
(a) He is going East to school.
(b) He is driving cattle to Abilene.
(c) He is working as a field hand in Abilene.
(d) He is going East to care for his dying mother.

5. What is Little Arliss' reaction to Old Yeller?
(a) He feeds the dog his breakfast.
(b) He yells at the dog to go away.
(c) He falls on the dog and pets him.
(d) He is afraid of the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?

2. What does Mama say about Old Yeller?

3. What does Travis think about Old Yeller?

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

5. Who named Birdsong Creek?

(see the answer key)

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