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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had Papa cleared out all the brush and trees from around the cabin?
(a) He cleared the brush to cut down on the bugs.
(b) He cleared the brush to get a clear shot at Comanches and Apaches.
(c) He cleared the brush in case of a fire.
(d) He cleared the brush so Mama could plant roses.

2. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?
(a) Miss Prissy is going to have Old Yeller's puppies.
(b) Miss Prissy is a purebread fox hound.
(c) Miss Prissy is sick and dying.
(d) Miss Prissy won first prize in at the fair.

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

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

5. What does Mama wrap Little Arliss' hands in when he is finned by a fish?
(a) A cloth with iodine.
(b) A poultice of prickly pear root.
(c) A poultice of wet mud.
(d) A bandage of bear fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cows does Travis have to milk to get enough for the family?

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

3. Who does Lisbeth say she saw stealing from the settlement?

4. What does Old Yeller do to keep the heifer from charging at Travis?

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

(see the answer key)

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