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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Old Yeller's reaction to the bear attack once they are all back in the cabin?
(a) He is crying with pain.
(b) He is licking Little Arliss.
(c) He acts like the bear attack was great fun.
(d) He is trembling in the corner.

2. Why isn't Travis excited about the puppy that Lisbeth gives to him?
(a) He wants a purebred dog instead.
(b) He doesn't want the trouble of another dog.
(c) He doesn't want a puppy because he has Old Yeller.
(d) He wants a horse instead.

3. What game were Little Arliss and the puppy playing?
(a) They were playing ball.
(b) They were playing fetch with a stick.
(c) They were playing a wrestling game.
(d) They were playing tug with a frayed rope.

4. When do Mama, Travis, and Little Arliss finally make it home with Old Yeller?
(a) They get home the next morning.
(b) They get home at midnight.
(c) They get home before it gets dark.
(d) They get home just as it gets dark.

5. Why do the hogs, cattle, and wild animals come to the Salt Licks?
(a) They drink from the pond that is there.
(b) It has thick brambles where the animals hide.
(c) They eat the berries growing there.
(d) They lick the salt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Travis show his love for Old Yeller?

3. What sound does Travis recognize that he has heard only once before?

4. What is Little Arliss' reaction to Old Yeller?

5. How does Little Arliss act when Travis takes him squirrel hunting?

(see the answer key)

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