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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Travis' father ask him to do while he is away?
(a) He asks Travis to fetch a neighbor to help the family.
(b) He asks Travis to keep up with his school work.
(c) He asks Travis to take care of the family and act like a man.
(d) He asks Travis to go to neighbors and work for food.

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

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

5. What does Mama say about Old Yeller?
(a) She says that the dog needs some food.
(b) She says that the dog has to go.
(c) She says that the dog can stay.
(d) She says that the dog is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Travis react to the pending bull fight?

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

3. What is the color of the two bulls?

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

5. What does Arliss do when Travis yells at him?

(see the answer key)

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