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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. What does Mama ask Travis to do after he milks the cows?
(a) Kill a doe for meat.
(b) Feed the dog.
(c) Get Little Arliss ready for bed.
(d) Read the Bible.

2. What warns the doe that Travis is nearby?
(a) He laughs at a squirrel.
(b) He scratches his ear.
(c) He stretches out his leg.
(d) He sneezes.

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

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

5. What does Travis' father ask him to do while he is away?
(a) He asks Travis to fetch a neighbor to help the family.
(b) He asks Travis to keep up with his school work.
(c) He asks Travis to take care of the family and act like a man.
(d) He asks Travis to go to neighbors and work for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Yeller do when he hears the bulls start to fight?

2. Who comes to the cabin two weeks after the milking incident?

3. What does Mama prepare for supper after Old Yeller arrives?

4. What does Travis discover as he reaches the cabin?

5. What does Travis do to try and drive the bulls away from the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the situation when Travis shoots the deer.

2. Describe the situation when Travis finds Spot and her new calf.

3. Summarize Old Yeller's condition when he returns home after rescuing Little Arliss.

4. Summarize how Old Yeller controls the heifer, Spot.

5. Describe Old Yeller's appearance.

6. Summarize the warning the Burn Sanderson gives to Travis before he rides off.

7. Summarize the fight between the two bulls.

8. Describe the bulls that come near the cabin to fight with one another.

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

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

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