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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mama, Little Arliss, and Travis sit to see the bull fight?
(a) On the grassy knoll.
(b) On the split-rail fence.
(c) On the cabin steps.
(d) At the cabin window.

2. 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.

3. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?
(a) Miss Prissy is sick and dying.
(b) Miss Prissy is going to have Old Yeller's puppies.
(c) Miss Prissy is a purebread fox hound.
(d) Miss Prissy won first prize in at the fair.

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

5. Who comes to the cabin two weeks after the milking incident?
(a) A man comes to claim Old Yeller.
(b) Jed Simpson.
(c) Bud Searcy.
(d) Lisbeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arliss do when Travis yells at him?

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

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

4. Who does Lisbeth say she saw stealing from the settlement?

5. What does Travis do to Jumper when he decides he doesn't want to plow anymore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Burn Sanderson's offer regarding Old Yeller and why doesn't Mama accept it?

2. Describe Old Yeller's appearance.

3. Summarize why Mama names the area in which they live Birdsong Creek.

4. What is the reaction of Little Arliss and Mama to the big dog?

5. Explain why Travis doesn't want another dog.

6. What is the news that Bud Searcy brings to Mama on his visit?

7. Explain why Travis' father is travelling to Abilene, leaving Travis in charge of the family.

8. Describe the bad news that Travis and his family get after taming Spot.

9. Summarize Travis' feelings for Bud Searcy's daughter, Lisbeth.

10. Describe the agreement Little Arliss and Burn Sanderson arrange.

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