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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Little Arliss do while Travis is in bed?
(a) He helps Mama with the chores.
(b) He pesters Travis a dozen times a day.
(c) He milks the cows.
(d) He lets Travis rest.

2. What does Papa tell Travis about what he had to do to Old Yeller?
(a) Papa says that Travis needs to toughen up.
(b) Papa says that Travis needs to forget about Old Yeller.
(c) Papa says that life is cruel and unfair sometimes.
(d) Papa says that Travis needs to stop being a cry baby.

3. What does Lisbeth do while she stays with Travis and his family?
(a) She works hard.
(b) She plays with Arliss all day.
(c) She plays with the puppy all day.
(d) She reads most of the time.

4. What will the hogs do if they catch up to someone?
(a) They will turn and walk away.
(b) They will kill their pursuer.
(c) They will back away slowly.
(d) They will shake their tusks but then run off.

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

6. What do Mama and Travis do when Jumper is unable to move the dead animal?
(a) They bury it on the spot it was killed.
(b) They burn it where it lays.
(c) They pour turpentine over it, hoping to kill the disease.
(d) They cover it with a pile of stones.

7. Why does Mama decide that the Spot heifer must be killed?
(a) It will provide them with enough meat for the winter.
(b) Old Yeller needs the meat to get well.
(c) It is no good for milking.
(d) It has hydrophobia.

8. What does Little Arliss do to help get Old Yeller home?
(a) He helps drag the cowhide that Old Yeller is resting on.
(b) He leads Jumper while Old Yeller is pulled behind the mule.
(c) He rides on Jumper and holds Old Yeller in his lap.
(d) He rides on the cowhide with the dog and holds Old Yeller's head in his lap.

9. What do Travis and Mama first think Spot ate?
(a) Pea vine.
(b) Prickly pears.
(c) Rotten sweet potatoes.
(d) Loco weed.

10. What happens that makes Travis feel better for the first time since Old Yeller's death?
(a) The puppy jumps on his bed.
(b) The puppy licks his hand.
(c) His horse licks his hand.
(d) The puppy steals cornbread from the kitchen.

11. What does Travis see Mama, Little Arliss, and Lisbeth doing after they gather the corn?
(a) They are scratching their skin.
(b) They are complaining about the corn shucks.
(c) They are grumpy.
(d) They are laughing and having a good time.

12. When does Travis shoot the loafer wolf?
(a) He shoots the wolf when it backs away from Old Yeller.
(b) He shoots the wolf when it is on top of Old Yeller.
(c) He shoots the wolf when it is pinned by Old Yeller.
(d) He shoots the wolf when it leaps at him.

13. What does Mama use as a poultice for Travis' wound?
(a) Flour and vinegar.
(b) Prickly-pear roots.
(c) Turpentine and mud.
(d) Bear fat.

14. How does Travis propose getting Old Yeller home?
(a) Travis says they can put Old Yeller in a cart.
(b) Travis says that Mama can hold Old Yeller while riding on Jumper.
(c) Travis says that he will hold Old Yeller while riding on Jumper.
(d) Travis says that they can drag Old Yeller in a blanket.

15. How does Travis hide Old Yeller while he runs home to get help?
(a) Travis pushes him under an overhanging rock and covers the opening with a mesquite stump.
(b) Travis digs a hole and places Old Yeller in it.
(c) Travis pushes him into a cave.
(d) Travis covers him with branches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis do while Mama, Lisbeth, and Old Yeller go to burn Spot?

2. What does Travis think about Lisbeth staying with them?

3. What are the marks that Travis makes on the hogs?

4. How do the pigs react when Old Yeller and Travis find them?

5. What does Old Yeller do when Travis reaches for him?

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