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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mama, Little Arliss, and Travis sit to see the bull fight?
(a) On the split-rail fence.
(b) On the cabin steps.
(c) On the grassy knoll.
(d) At the cabin window.

2. 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 take care of the family and act like a man.
(c) He asks Travis to keep up with his school work.
(d) He asks Travis to fetch a neighbor to help the family.

3. What does Travis notice about Old Yeller when he first sees the dog?
(a) The dog is injured.
(b) The dog is lame.
(c) The dog is starving.
(d) The dog is fat.

4. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?
(a) The meat is gone.
(b) Little Arliss is hanging from the meat.
(c) The meat is rotten.
(d) A wolf is eating the meat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis ask his father for before he leaves?

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

3. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?

4. Why had Papa cleared out all the brush and trees from around the cabin?

5. What does Travis' mother instruct him to do while he is doing his chores?

(see the answer key)

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