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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Travis ask his father for before he leaves?
(a) A Bowie knife.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A new rifle.

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

3. How does Travis' family come to get Old Yeller?
(a) A friend gives the dog as a gift.
(b) The dog wanders to their cabin.
(c) They buy him from a neighbor.
(d) They win the dog at the country fair.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Travis do to try and drive the bulls away from the cabin?

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

4. What does Mama ask Travis to do after he milks the cows?

5. What does Travis compare Little Arliss' screaming to?

(see the answer key)

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