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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the solution Travis comes up with that finally keeps Old Yeller at home during the night?
(a) He builds a cage to keep Old Yeller in.
(b) He locks Old Yeller in the storm cellar.
(c) Old Yeller sleeps with Travis and Little Arliss.
(d) He locks Old Yeller in the corncrib.

2. 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 noisy and pesky.
(d) Arliss is talented at tracking game.

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

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

5. What does Arliss do when Travis yells at him?
(a) Arliss runs away and hides.
(b) Arliss throws a rock at Travis.
(c) Arliss runs after Travis and kicks him.
(d) Arliss sics the yeller dog on Travis.

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

7. What is the first thing Travis does when he reaches the Salt Licks?
(a) He sits with the wind blowing across his back.
(b) He determines which way the wind is blowing.
(c) He climbs a tree and watches for deer.
(d) He checks for deer prints in the mud.

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

9. What keeps Travis and Old Yeller busy all night long?
(a) Chasing a coyote away from the hen house.
(b) Preventing a cougar from attacking the sheep.
(c) Chasing away coons, skunks, and coyotes from the garden.
(d) Keeping a bear away from the cabin.

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

11. Who named Birdsong Creek?
(a) Mama.
(b) The settlers.
(c) Papa.
(d) Little Arliss.

12. What advice does Sanderson give to Travis about when to shoot an animal with hydrophobia?
(a) Shoot any animal he comes across until the hydrophobia is gone.
(b) Shoot the animal after it tries to bite.
(c) Shoot only wild animals, not pets.
(d) Shoot anything that is acting unnatural.

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

14. What does Travis do to try to prevent Old Yeller from roaming at night?
(a) He chains him to a post.
(b) He puts him in the barn.
(c) He tries tying him with rope and rawhide string.
(d) He locks him in the hen house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Travis get Spot to settle down so he can milk her?

2. What is the trade that Sanderson and Little Arliss agree upon?

3. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?

4. What does Travis ask his father for before he leaves?

5. What does Mama ask Travis to do after he milks the cows?

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