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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Travis' family keep their hogs and cattle?
(a) They keep them in a fenced pasture.
(b) They keep them in a lean to.
(c) They keep then in a barn.
(d) They are loose on the range.

4. Why is Mama so upset that Jumper is eating the corn?
(a) The corn is for the sheep.
(b) They need the corn to feed the cows.
(c) They need the corn to eat until winter comes.
(d) They won't have any corn meal for bread in the winter.

5. What are the symptoms of hydrophobia?
(a) Swollen eyes and vomiting.
(b) Limping and vomiting.
(c) Watery eyes and lethargy.
(d) Foaming at the mouth and blind staggers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it hard for a dog to fight with a boar coon?

2. What does Mama prepare for supper after Old Yeller arrives?

3. How does Little Arliss take Travis by surprise?

4. What does Travis think about as he and Old Yeller lie out under the stars?

5. What does Travis' mother instruct him to do while he is doing his chores?

(see the answer key)

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