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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mama and Travis do when Jumper is unable to move the dead animal?
(a) They bury it on the spot it was killed.
(b) They pour turpentine over it, hoping to kill the disease.
(c) They burn it where it lays.
(d) They cover it with a pile of stones.

2. Why doesn't Mama want the buzzards to eat the dead animal?
(a) The meat will be good for Old Yeller and the puppy.
(b) The meat will be good for the hogs.
(c) It might spread the disease.
(d) They can eat the meat themselves.

3. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot at a running deer?
(a) He is afraid that he will only wound it.
(b) His rifle isn't accurate enough to make the shot.
(c) He doesn't want to scare the animals into a stampede.
(d) He knows he can't make the shot.

4. What does Travis do while Mama, Lisbeth, and Old Yeller go to burn Spot?
(a) He teaches Arliss how to shoot.
(b) He stays at home with Little Arliss.
(c) He cooks supper for everyone.
(d) He reads a book to Arliss.

5. What advice does Sanderson give to Travis about when to shoot an animal with hydrophobia?
(a) Shoot anything that is acting unnatural.
(b) Shoot the animal after it tries to bite.
(c) Shoot only wild animals, not pets.
(d) Shoot any animal he comes across until the hydrophobia is gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much longer will Papa be away?

2. What fills Travis with terror when he goes back to find Old Yeller?

3. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?

4. Why do the hogs, cattle, and wild animals come to the Salt Licks?

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

(see the answer key)

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