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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot a javelina hog?
(a) They are not big enough to feed the family.
(b) They are no good for eating.
(c) He thinks they are funny little creatures.
(d) When one javelina hog gets shot, the whole bunch will attack.

2. What is Travis doing when he hears Little Arliss screaming?
(a) He is hanging the meat.
(b) He is splitting logs.
(c) He is hunting.
(d) He is fishing.

3. Why does Sanderson get off his horse and approach Little Arliss?
(a) He slaps Little Arliss for his temper tantrum.
(b) He asks Little Arliss if he wants a puppy instead.
(c) He tells Little Arliss he is acting like a baby.
(d) He asks Little Arliss if he wants to keep the dog.

4. Why is it hard for a dog to fight with a boar coon?
(a) The boar coon is smarter than any dog.
(b) The boar coon is fast and agile.
(c) The boar coon fights with the courage of an animal five times its size.
(d) The boar coon usually hides in thorn bushes.

5. What is Mama's reaction to Sanderson's first suggestion?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She refuses.
(c) She is insulted by the suggestion.
(d) She accepts it.

6. What does Travis notice about Old Yeller when he first sees the dog?
(a) The dog is lame.
(b) The dog is fat.
(c) The dog is starving.
(d) The dog is injured.

7. What are all Texans short of now that the Civil War is over?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Food.
(c) Ranch hands.
(d) Cash.

8. How does Travis know that Little Arliss is in trouble?
(a) Arliss is screaming about the yeller dog.
(b) Arliss' screams are loud, shrill, and frantic.
(c) Arliss is crying which he never usually does.
(d) Arliss is screaming for Travis which is unusual.

9. What does Travis do to Jumper when he decides he doesn't want to plow anymore?
(a) He hits Jumper across the jaw with a club.
(b) He kicks Jumper in the rump.
(c) He pulls Jumper by the reins.
(d) He lures Jumper back to the field with an apple.

10. What does Mama make Arliss take out of his pockets before he goes to bed?
(a) His tree frog.
(b) His pennies.
(c) Grasshoppers, worms, bugs, and lizards.
(d) His rock collection.

11. Why doesn't Searcy go into the house when Mama invites him?
(a) He says that he didn't come for a social call.
(b) He says that the house smell like the old dog.
(c) He says that he doesn't feel at ease in the house.
(d) He says that he would rather sit in the dog run.

12. Who does Lisbeth say she saw stealing from the settlement?
(a) Old Yeller.
(b) A bobcat.
(c) A coyote.
(d) Rosal.

13. What is Little Arliss' reaction to Old Yeller?
(a) He yells at the dog to go away.
(b) He feeds the dog his breakfast.
(c) He falls on the dog and pets him.
(d) He is afraid of the dog.

14. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?
(a) He leaps onto the back of one of the bulls.
(b) He circles the bulls, howling.
(c) He runs away into the woods.
(d) He attacks the bulls.

15. What does Mama ask Travis to do after he milks the cows?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Kill a doe for meat.
(c) Get Little Arliss ready for bed.
(d) Feed the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Travis run off when the trade is made between Arliss and Sanderson?

2. What does Mama make with lye water and hog fat?

3. What news does Searcy bring to Travis, Little Arliss, and Mama?

4. What does Arliss do when Travis yells at him?

5. How does Travis react to the news about hydrophobia?

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