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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Travis and Old Yeller feel for a couple of weeks after the hog attack?
(a) Travis is feeling fine but Old Yeller has a rough time.
(b) They both recover quickly.
(c) They both have a rough time of it.
(d) Old Yeller recovers quickly but Travis has a rough time.

2. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?
(a) Jumper will be attacked by a bear.
(b) Jumper is too old to go that far.
(c) Jumper is afraid of gunfire and he will scare away the game.
(d) It is too much of a rocky climb.

3. What does Mama use as a poultice for Travis' wound?
(a) Bear fat.
(b) Flour and vinegar.
(c) Turpentine and mud.
(d) Prickly-pear roots.

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

5. How does Travis show his love for Old Yeller?
(a) He bathes him, pulls thorns from his paw, burns ticks off, and lets him sleep with him.
(b) He brushes the dog every day.
(c) He brings Old Yeller for long walks.
(d) He gives Old Yeller his share of the meat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Travis decide to do about Old Yeller?

3. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?

4. What does Travis have to do to the hogs to be able to tell them apart from the neighbor's hogs?

5. What is the first suggestion Sanderson gives to Mama about keeping Old Yeller?

(see the answer key)

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