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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Old Yeller's reaction when he is sprayed by a skunk?
(a) He snorts, drools, and vomits.
(b) He rolls in the dirt, and then jumps in the pond.
(c) He digs a deep hole and lays in it.
(d) It doesn't seem to bother him.

2. What keeps Travis and Old Yeller busy all night long?
(a) Preventing a cougar from attacking the sheep.
(b) Chasing away coons, skunks, and coyotes from the garden.
(c) Chasing a coyote away from the hen house.
(d) Keeping a bear away from the cabin.

3. What disease does Bud Searcy hope does not spread throughout the settlement before the men get back?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Small Pox.
(c) Hydrophobia.
(d) Typhus.

4. What news does Searcy bring to Travis, Little Arliss, and Mama?
(a) He tells them that the men will be home in a few days.
(b) He tells them that Rosal shot a fox.
(c) He tells them that Jed Simpson shot a turkey.
(d) He tells them that the cows are going dry and the gardens are failing around the settlement.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot a javelina hog?

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

5. What does Travis do to try to prevent Old Yeller from roaming at night?

(see the answer key)

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