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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the hogs under Travis' limb go wild with anger.
(a) The sight of Travis hovering above them.
(b) The squealing and scent of blood.
(c) Old Yeller pushing them into a ring.
(d) Old Yeller nipping at their heals.

2. When do Mama, Travis, and Little Arliss finally make it home with Old Yeller?
(a) They get home just as it gets dark.
(b) They get home at midnight.
(c) They get home before it gets dark.
(d) They get home the next morning.

3. Why is Travis angry that Bud Searcy comes to visit?
(a) He always insults Old Yeller.
(b) He always yells at Little Arliss.
(c) He is a bother to Mama.
(d) He tries to get on Mama's good side while Papa is away.

4. Where does Travis' family keep their hogs and cattle?
(a) They keep then in a barn.
(b) They keep them in a fenced pasture.
(c) They keep them in a lean to.
(d) They are loose on the range.

5. What does Mama say when Travis gets home and tells her about Old Yeller?
(a) She tells Travis that they will leave right away to go back to Old Yeller.
(b) She tells Travis they can't go to Old Yeller until Travis' wound is cleaned up.
(c) She tells Travis that they will have to wait until the next day to go back to Old Yeller.
(d) She tells Travis that Old Yeller is probably dead already.

6. What is the condition of Travis' wound by the time they arrive home?
(a) It feels a lot better.
(b) It is stiff but the swelling is down.
(c) It is swollen but not stiff.
(d) It is stiff, swollen, and numb.

7. How does Mama prevent Jumper from jumping into the corn field?
(a) She ties him to a tree.
(b) She ties a chunk of wood to his forefoot.
(c) She ties a large stone to his back leg.
(d) She ties his back legs together.

8. How bad is the wound inflicted on Travis by the hogs?
(a) It is only a scratch.
(b) It is long but not too deep.
(c) It is a clean gash but not bleeding much.
(d) He is cut to the bone.

9. What does Papa compare training the mind to handle fear with?
(a) Training a foot to kick a stone.
(b) Training the mouth to whistle.
(c) Training the eye to wink.
(d) Training an arm to throw a rock.

10. What does Travis have to do to the hogs to be able to tell them apart from the neighbor's hogs?
(a) He has to catch them and mark them.
(b) He tattoos their ears.
(c) He brands them.
(d) He cuts their tails.

11. What fills Travis with terror when he goes back to find Old Yeller?
(a) Old Yeller's leg is broken.
(b) Old Yeller is unconscious.
(c) Old Yeller's ear is bitten off.
(d) Old Yeller's belly is split open and his insides are bulging out.

12. What are the marks that Travis makes on the hogs?
(a) Crop and overbit.
(b) Crop and underbit.
(c) Underslope and overbit.
(d) Crop and underslope.

13. What prevents the animal sick with hydrophobia from getting Mama?
(a) It goes after Old Yeller instead.
(b) It falls in a hole.
(c) It runs into a tree.
(d) It falls to its knees.

14. What condition is Travis in when he returns home after shooting Spot?
(a) He is angry that Spot got hydrophobia.
(b) He is weak, sweating, and trembling.
(c) He is sad and upset.
(d) He feels stronger than he has in a long time.

15. What does Mama say about Lisbeth staying with her?
(a) She thinks Lisbeth won't be any help.
(b) She thinks Lisbeth is too young to be away from home.
(c) She says Lisbeth can sleep in the dog run.
(d) She says that Lisbeth can milk the cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Travis and Old Yeller feel for a couple of weeks after the hog attack?

2. What lures wolves to the cabin?

3. How does Old Yeller save Travis from the hogs?

4. How does Travis feel when Lisbeth and Little Arliss walk past his door?

5. What does the puppy look like that Lisbeth shows to Travis?

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