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

2. What does Travis compare Little Arliss' screaming to?
(a) Squealing pigs.
(b) Hungry babies.
(c) Wild boars.
(d) Comanches scalping him.

3. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot at a running deer?
(a) He doesn't want to scare the animals into a stampede.
(b) His rifle isn't accurate enough to make the shot.
(c) He is afraid that he will only wound it.
(d) He knows he can't make the shot.

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

5. 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 punches him in the stomach.
(d) Little Arliss attacks him with a battling stick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Travis' father ask him to do while he is away?

3. What is Travis' reaction to Old Yeller when the dog approaches him?

4. What does Mama make with lye water and hog fat?

5. What does Mama say about Old Yeller?

(see the answer key)

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