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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 to keep the dog.
(c) He tells Little Arliss he is acting like a baby.
(d) He asks Little Arliss if he wants a puppy instead.

2. What sound do the bulls make that are looking for a fight outside the family's cabin?
(a) They raise their voices in a wild, brassy blare.
(b) They snort quietly.
(c) They squeal like pigs.
(d) They quietly moan.

3. How does Little Arliss act when Travis takes him squirrel hunting?
(a) Arliss is as quiet as a mouse.
(b) Arliss turns out to be a good hunter.
(c) Arliss is talented at tracking game.
(d) Arliss is noisy and pesky.

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

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

6. Why does Little Arliss cry when his father goes away?
(a) He doesn't want to stay with his mother.
(b) He wants to go too.
(c) He will miss his father.
(d) He just got stung by a bee.

7. Who saves Little Arliss from the attacking bear?
(a) Papa.
(b) Mama.
(c) Travis.
(d) Old Yeller.

8. How many cows does Travis have to milk to get enough for the family?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Five or six.

9. What does Arliss start catching after Old Yeller arrives?
(a) Possum and skunks.
(b) Copperhead snakes.
(c) Rabbits, moles, and mice.
(d) Rabbits, birds, possum, and other small game.

10. What does Travis think about as he and Old Yeller lie out under the stars?
(a) He thinks about what a wonderful dog Old Yeller is.
(b) He thinks about how lucky he is to have a brother like Little Arliss.
(c) He wonders if his father can see the same stars in Kansas.
(d) He thinks about the day when he will have a ranch of his own.

11. Where do Mama, Little Arliss, and Travis sit to see the bull fight?
(a) On the grassy knoll.
(b) At the cabin window.
(c) On the cabin steps.
(d) On the split-rail fence.

12. What is Little Arliss' reaction when they get back to the cabin?
(a) He is shaking all over and clinging to Mama.
(b) He passes out from fear.
(c) He is angry that Travis pulled the cub away.
(d) He is angry at the bear.

13. What disease does Bud Searcy hope does not spread throughout the settlement before the men get back?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Hydrophobia.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Small Pox.

14. Why is Travis' father leaving the family for months?
(a) He is going East to school.
(b) He is going East to care for his dying mother.
(c) He is working as a field hand in Abilene.
(d) He is driving cattle to Abilene.

15. Why does Travis run off when the trade is made between Arliss and Sanderson?
(a) Travis doesn't want to spend any time with Sanderson.
(b) Travis is angry that the trade is made with Arliss and not him.
(c) Travis doesn't want Sanderson to see him cry.
(d) Travis wants a puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are all Texans short of now that the Civil War is over?

2. What does Little Arliss do to Sanderson?

3. What does Sanderson tell Travis about the plague of hydrophobia?

4. What type of dogs do most of the settlers own?

5. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot at a running deer?

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