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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Old Yeller do when the bear slaps him head over heels?
(a) He lies on the ground.
(b) He charges again.
(c) He staggers into the bushes.
(d) He crawls away.

2. What does Travis do to try and drive the bulls away from the cabin?
(a) He goes after them with a bull whip.
(b) He tosses boiling water at them.
(c) He chases them with a pitch fork.
(d) He throws rocks at them.

3. What does Travis think about Old Yeller?
(a) He thinks the dog is smart but he doesn't want him.
(b) He thinks the dog is vicious.
(c) He thinks the dog is a purebred.
(d) He thinks the dog is stupid.

4. How does Travis finally shoot the turkey that he wounded in the pea garden?
(a) The turkey runs in circles in the peas and Travis shoots it.
(b) Little Arliss throws a stone at the turkey, knocking it down and Travis shoots it.
(c) Old Yeller tracks down the turkey and trees it, so Travis can shoot it.
(d) The turkey is slow because it is wounded and Travis is able to shoot it.

5. How does Travis interpret the sounds of the old bull?
(a) Travis says that the old bull is asking the younger bull to kill him.
(b) Travis says that the bull is bragging about being the biggest, toughest, and meanest.
(c) Travis says that the old bull is giving up his rights as leader.
(d) Travis says that the old bull is surrendering and willing to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?

2. What does Old Yeller do when he hears the bulls start to fight?

3. What disease does Bud Searcy hope does not spread throughout the settlement before the men get back?

4. What is Travis doing when he hears Little Arliss screaming?

5. Why doesn't Searcy go into the house when Mama invites him?

(see the answer key)

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