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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Travis react to the news about hydrophobia?
(a) He doesn't think it is anything to be concerned about.
(b) He thinks Sanderson is lying about it.
(c) He thinks Sanderson is overreacting.
(d) He is scared and mixed up about the danger.

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

4. What keeps Travis and Old Yeller busy all night long?
(a) Keeping a bear away from the cabin.
(b) Chasing away coons, skunks, and coyotes from the garden.
(c) Preventing a cougar from attacking the sheep.
(d) Chasing a coyote away from the hen house.

5. Why is Travis sickened when he looks at Spot?
(a) He sees that a wound on her side is covered in maggots.
(b) She is vomiting constantly.
(c) She is starving and looks like a skeleton.
(d) He knows that he has to shoot her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes Travis' mind about keeping the yeller dog as he rides to the cabin?

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

3. What is Little Arliss' reaction when they get back to the cabin?

4. What does Papa bring home with him?

5. What game were Little Arliss and the puppy playing?

(see the answer key)

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