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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. How does Travis react to the news about hydrophobia?
(a) He doesn't think it is anything to be concerned about.
(b) He is scared and mixed up about the danger.
(c) He thinks Sanderson is lying about it.
(d) He thinks Sanderson is overreacting.

2. Who does Lisbeth say she saw stealing from the settlement?
(a) A coyote.
(b) Rosal.
(c) A bobcat.
(d) Old Yeller.

3. 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.

4. How does Travis' family come to get Old Yeller?
(a) They win the dog at the country fair.
(b) A friend gives the dog as a gift.
(c) They buy him from a neighbor.
(d) The dog wanders to their cabin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease does Bud Searcy hope does not spread throughout the settlement before the men get back?

3. When does Travis begin to love Old Yeller?

4. What is Little Arliss' reaction when they get back to the cabin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the fight between the two bulls.

3. Describe Old Yeller's appearance.

4. Explain what Old Yeller does when Travis comes out of the cabin with the whip.

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

6. Why do Travis and Old Yeller sleep in the corn patch?

7. Describe the situation when Travis shoots the deer.

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

9. What does Tavis do when the bulls start fighting near the cabin?

10. Summarize the time Travis meets Old Yeller for the first time.

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