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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 Travis do as the doe keeps approaching him?
(a) He raises his gun but doesn't shoot.
(b) He backs up.
(c) He raises his gun and shoots.
(d) He falls out of the tree.

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

3. What sound do the bulls make that are looking for a fight outside the family's cabin?
(a) They snort quietly.
(b) They quietly moan.
(c) They raise their voices in a wild, brassy blare.
(d) They squeal like pigs.

4. What does Mama make Arliss take out of his pockets before he goes to bed?
(a) His pennies.
(b) Grasshoppers, worms, bugs, and lizards.
(c) His tree frog.
(d) His rock collection.

5. How does Travis know that Little Arliss is in trouble?
(a) Arliss is screaming about the yeller dog.
(b) Arliss' screams are loud, shrill, and frantic.
(c) Arliss is screaming for Travis which is unusual.
(d) Arliss is crying which he never usually does.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Travis recognize that he has heard only once before?

2. What news does Searcy bring to Travis, Little Arliss, and Mama?

3. What kind of man is Burn Sanderson?

4. Where do Mama, Little Arliss, and Travis sit to see the bull fight?

5. What is Old Yeller's reaction to the bear attack once they are all back in 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 the items that Little Arliss brings home in his pockets.

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

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

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

7. Describe what Travis reveals about his relationship with Old Yeller in the beginning of the chapter.

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

9. Summarize the fight between the two bulls.

10. Describe why Travis goes to the Salt Licks to hunt for deer.

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