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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Little Arliss want to keep Old Yeller?
(a) He wants a dog to protect him from Travis.
(b) He's never had a dog of his own.
(c) He wants a dog to sleep with.
(d) He wants to teach the dog to hunt rabbits.

2. When does Travis begin to love Old Yeller?
(a) He begins to love the dog when Arliss asks him to.
(b) He begins to love the dog when the dog gets sick.
(c) He begins to love the dog when the dog crawls into his bed.
(d) He begins to love the dog after the bear attack.

3. What is the trade that Sanderson and Little Arliss agree upon?
(a) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for the mule, Jumper.
(b) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for a sack of corn meal.
(c) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for a home cooked meal.
(d) Sanderson gives Old Yeller to Arliss for a pair of Papa's boots.

4. What prevents the animal sick with hydrophobia from getting Mama?
(a) It falls to its knees.
(b) It goes after Old Yeller instead.
(c) It falls in a hole.
(d) It runs into a tree.

5. What does the puppy look like that Lisbeth shows to Travis?
(a) He is brown with white spots.
(b) He is gray with blue spots.
(c) He is dirty white and speckled with blue spots.
(d) He is yellow like Old Yeller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?

2. How does Old Yeller save Travis from the hogs?

3. What is the trouble that Travis thinks is too big for any of them to handle?

4. Why is Travis angry that Bud Searcy comes to visit?

5. What does Travis see Mama, Little Arliss, and Lisbeth doing after they gather the corn?

(see the answer key)

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