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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What are the best times to go to the Salt Licks to hunt?
(a) Mid-afternoon and late evening.
(b) Mid-afternoon and sunset.
(c) Early morning and late evening.
(d) Early morning and mid-afternoon.

3. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?
(a) A droop horn.
(b) A scoop horn.
(c) A moon horn.
(d) A loop horn.

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

5. What does Old Yeller do when he hears the bulls start to fight?
(a) He cowers in the corner of the cabin.
(b) He charges at them, trying to chase them away.
(c) He hides behind Arliss.
(d) He runs away into the hills.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Travis think about Old Yeller?

4. What changes Travis' mind about keeping the yeller dog as he rides to the cabin?

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

(see the answer key)

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