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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Travis show his love for Old Yeller?
(a) He gives Old Yeller his share of the meat.
(b) He brings Old Yeller for long walks.
(c) He brushes the dog every day.
(d) He bathes him, pulls thorns from his paw, burns ticks off, and lets him sleep with him.

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

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

4. What news does Searcy bring to Travis, Little Arliss, and Mama?
(a) He tells them that the cows are going dry and the gardens are failing around the settlement.
(b) He tells them that Rosal shot a fox.
(c) He tells them that Jed Simpson shot a turkey.
(d) He tells them that the men will be home in a few days.

5. Why does the mother bear come running to attack Little Arliss?
(a) Arliss wandered into her den.
(b) Arliss threw a rock at her.
(c) Arliss is holding her bear cub by the leg.
(d) Arliss threw a rock at her cub.

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

7. What kind of man is Burn Sanderson?
(a) He is young, nice, and polite.
(b) He is rough and crude.
(c) He is young and rude.
(d) He is old and haggard.

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

9. What changes Travis' mind about keeping the yeller dog as he rides to the cabin?
(a) He knows Arliss really wants the dog.
(b) He likes the yeller dog after all.
(c) He feels sorry for the starving yeller dog.
(d) He feels proud of himself and figures he can put up with the dog.

10. What sound does Travis recognize that he has heard only once before?
(a) The wild snarl of a mountain lion.
(b) The sound of a dog dying.
(c) The coughing roar of a charging bear.
(d) The whimpering of a bear cub.

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

12. How does Travis' dog, Bell, die?
(a) The dog falls into a raging river.
(b) The dog dies of old age.
(c) The dog is bitten by a rattle snake.
(d) The dog is mauled by a bear.

13. What does Travis compare Little Arliss' screaming to?
(a) Hungry babies.
(b) Comanches scalping him.
(c) Squealing pigs.
(d) Wild boars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Travis annoyed with Mama and Little Arliss?

2. How does Travis react to the pending bull fight?

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

4. What does Arliss start catching after Old Yeller arrives?

5. What disease does Bud Searcy hope does not spread throughout the settlement before the men get back?

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