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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 what a wonderful dog Old Yeller is.
(d) He thinks about the day when he will have a ranch of his own.

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

4. What does Mama prepare for supper after Old Yeller arrives?
(a) Buttermilk biscuits.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Hotcakes and honey.
(d) Corn meal mush.

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

6. What is Travis' reaction to Old Yeller when the dog approaches him?
(a) Travis whispers to Old Yeller.
(b) Travis screams at him.
(c) Travis kicked at him as hard as he could.
(d) Travis backs away.

7. What is the first suggestion Sanderson gives to Mama about keeping Old Yeller?
(a) He offers to give her a puppy instead of Old Yeller.
(b) He suggests that she take the boys inside while he grabs Old Yeller.
(c) He suggests that she pay him with the milk cow to keep Old Yeller.
(d) He suggests that the dog stays with them until Papa comes back.

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

9. 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 asks Little Arliss if he wants a puppy instead.
(d) He tells Little Arliss he is acting like a baby.

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

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

12. What does Old Yeller do to keep the heifer from charging at Travis?
(a) He sets his teeth into the heifer's nose and flips her over.
(b) He jumps on the heifer's back.
(c) He jumps up and sets his teeth in the heifer's ear.
(d) He nips at the heifer's heels.

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

14. How does Travis react to the pending bull fight?
(a) He blocks his ears from the sound of the bulls.
(b) He can't watch because it sickens him.
(c) He is excited and wants to see it.
(d) He feels bad for the bulls.

15. Why do the hogs, cattle, and wild animals come to the Salt Licks?
(a) They eat the berries growing there.
(b) They lick the salt.
(c) It has thick brambles where the animals hide.
(d) They drink from the pond that is there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Travis doing when he hears Little Arliss screaming?

2. How does Little Arliss take Travis by surprise?

3. What is Little Arliss' reaction to Old Yeller?

4. Who saves Little Arliss from the attacking bear?

5. Why doesn't Searcy go into the house when Mama invites him?

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