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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 Arliss start catching after Old Yeller arrives?
(a) Copperhead snakes.
(b) Rabbits, birds, possum, and other small game.
(c) Possum and skunks.
(d) Rabbits, moles, and mice.

2. Why do the hogs, cattle, and wild animals come to the Salt Licks?
(a) It has thick brambles where the animals hide.
(b) They drink from the pond that is there.
(c) They lick the salt.
(d) They eat the berries growing there.

3. How does the first bull become wounded in the fight?
(a) The first bull is slammed by the other bull's horn in the shoulder.
(b) The first bull is gored in the hip.
(c) The first bull is slammed in the ribs.
(d) The first bull has his horn ripped out.

4. What warns the doe that Travis is nearby?
(a) He scratches his ear.
(b) He stretches out his leg.
(c) He laughs at a squirrel.
(d) He sneezes.

5. What does Mama make with lye water and hog fat?
(a) Bug repellant.
(b) Poultice.
(c) Antiseptic cream.
(d) Soap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bud Searcy left behind when all the men drive the cattle to Abilene?

2. Why is Travis' father leaving the family for months?

3. What does Travis think about Searcy's granddaughter, Lisbeth?

4. What does Mama prepare for supper after Old Yeller arrives?

5. What does Travis think about Old Yeller?

(see the answer key)

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