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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bud Searcy left behind when all the men drive the cattle to Abilene?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is shiftless.
(c) He doesn't have a horse.
(d) He has only one arm.

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

3. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?
(a) Miss Prissy is sick and dying.
(b) Miss Prissy is going to have Old Yeller's puppies.
(c) Miss Prissy won first prize in at the fair.
(d) Miss Prissy is a purebread fox hound.

4. What does Mama say about Old Yeller?
(a) She says that the dog is sick.
(b) She says that the dog can stay.
(c) She says that the dog needs some food.
(d) She says that the dog has to go.

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

6. What does Burn Sanderson tell Mama about Old Yeller?
(a) He is obedient and submissive.
(b) He is the best cow dog that was ever born.
(c) He is no good with cows.
(d) He is He is the best sheep dog that was ever born.

7. What is Old Yeller's reaction when he is sprayed by a skunk?
(a) He rolls in the dirt, and then jumps in the pond.
(b) He digs a deep hole and lays in it.
(c) It doesn't seem to bother him.
(d) He snorts, drools, and vomits.

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

9. 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 what a wonderful dog Old Yeller is.
(c) He thinks about the day when he will have a ranch of his own.
(d) He thinks about how lucky he is to have a brother like Little Arliss.

10. How does Travis get Spot to settle down so he can milk her?
(a) He puts her into a narrow pen.
(b) He ties her head and feet.
(c) He has Old Yeller stand near her.
(d) He blindfolds her.

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

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 is raw boned and ugly enough to be a good milk cow.
(c) It is a fat and feminine calf.
(d) It has the calmness of a milk cow.

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

14. What does Sanderson tell Travis about the plague of hydrophobia?
(a) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two dogs that had it.
(b) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two coons that had it.
(c) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two fox that had it.
(d) Sanderson tells Travis that he shot two wolves, a fox, and one skunk that had it.

15. What is the color of the two bulls?
(a) One of the bulls is black and the other is gray with spots.
(b) One of the bulls is a mustard color and the other is a red roan.
(c) One of the bulls is a red roan and the other is black.
(d) One of the bulls is a mustard color and the other is black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?

2. What is the first suggestion Sanderson gives to Mama about keeping Old Yeller?

3. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?

4. What does Old Yeller do to keep the heifer from charging at Travis?

5. How does Travis finally shoot the turkey that he wounded in the pea garden?

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