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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound do the bulls make that are looking for a fight outside the family's cabin?
(a) They squeal like pigs.
(b) They raise their voices in a wild, brassy blare.
(c) They snort quietly.
(d) They quietly moan.

2. What does Papa compare training the mind to handle fear with?
(a) Training the eye to wink.
(b) Training the mouth to whistle.
(c) Training a foot to kick a stone.
(d) Training an arm to throw a rock.

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

4. What happens to Travis when he falls into the killer hogs?
(a) A slashing tusk catches him in the calf of his right leg.
(b) A bar' hog bites his foot.
(c) The pigs jump on top of him.
(d) A hog grabs him by his angle.

5. When do the hogs become the most vicious?
(a) When cornered.
(b) When being chased.
(c) When they get old.
(d) When they are two years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the solution Travis comes up with that finally keeps Old Yeller at home during the night?

2. What does Old Yeller do while Mama stitches his wound?

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

4. What does Mama tell Little Arliss to do as she is about to remove Old Yeller's bandage?

5. Who comes to the cabin two weeks after the milking incident?

(see the answer key)

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