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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Little Arliss take Travis by surprise?
(a) Little Arliss kicks him in the shin.
(b) Little Arliss punches him in the stomach.
(c) Little Arliss attacks him with a battling stick.
(d) Little Arliss wrestles him to the ground.

3. 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 squeal like pigs.
(c) They snort quietly.
(d) They quietly moan.

4. When does Travis begin to love Old Yeller?
(a) He begins to love the dog when the dog gets sick.
(b) He begins to love the dog after the bear attack.
(c) He begins to love the dog when the dog crawls into his bed.
(d) He begins to love the dog when Arliss asks him to.

5. What does Travis decide to do about Old Yeller?
(a) Teach him to hunt.
(b) Make friends with him.
(c) Find a way to get rid of him.
(d) Obedience train him.

6. What are the symptoms of hydrophobia?
(a) Swollen eyes and vomiting.
(b) Watery eyes and lethargy.
(c) Foaming at the mouth and blind staggers.
(d) Limping and vomiting.

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

8. What type of dogs do most of the settlers own?
(a) Pure bred Blood Hounds.
(b) Big, fierce cur dogs.
(c) Pure bred Coon Hounds.
(d) Small, quick terriers.

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

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

11. 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) When one javelina hog gets shot, the whole bunch will attack.
(d) He thinks they are funny little creatures.

12. Why does Travis think the new, spotted heifer calf will make a good milking cow?
(a) It is a pretty, fat heifer.
(b) It has the calmness of a milk cow.
(c) It is a fat and feminine calf.
(d) It is raw boned and ugly enough to be a good milk cow.

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

14. What does Travis do to try and drive the bulls away from the cabin?
(a) He throws rocks at them.
(b) He tosses boiling water at them.
(c) He chases them with a pitch fork.
(d) He goes after them with a bull whip.

15. What is a strange varmit stealing from the people in the settlement?
(a) Flour and eggs.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Meat, eggs, and cornbread.
(d) Cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Yeller do when the bear slaps him head over heels?

2. Why does Little Arliss want to keep Old Yeller?

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

4. Why does the mother bear come running to attack Little Arliss?

5. How many cows does Travis have to milk to get enough for the family?

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