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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Travis' father leaving the family for months?
(a) He is going East to care for his dying mother.
(b) He is working as a field hand in Abilene.
(c) He is driving cattle to Abilene.
(d) He is going East to school.

2. Why does Travis keep a piece of ear from every marked pig hanging in the corn crib?
(a) He keeps the ears to make a necklace.
(b) He keeps the ears to show Papa when he comes home.
(c) He keeps the ears as trophies.
(d) He keeps the ears so he can get an accurate count of how many pigs there are.

3. What does Old Yeller do when Travis reaches for him?
(a) Old Yeller licks his hand.
(b) Old Yeller loses consciousness.
(c) Old Yeller lunges at him with bared fangs.
(d) Old Yeller whimpers in pain.

4. How does Travis feel about marking the hogs?
(a) He is terrified and tries to find a way out of it.
(b) He is looking forward to it.
(c) He thinks it's a tedious job.
(d) He is afraid but knows he has to do it.

5. What is Little Arliss' reaction to Old Yeller?
(a) He is afraid of the dog.
(b) He falls on the dog and pets him.
(c) He yells at the dog to go away.
(d) He feeds the dog his breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis discover as he reaches the cabin?

2. What does Travis compare Little Arliss' screaming to?

3. How does Travis' dog, Bell, die?

4. Why can't Travis sleep on the night that Sanderson tells him about hydrophobia?

5. Why does Travis think the new, spotted heifer calf will make a good milking cow?

(see the answer key)

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