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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 Mama prevent Jumper from jumping into the corn field?
(a) She ties a large stone to his back leg.
(b) She ties his back legs together.
(c) She ties a chunk of wood to his forefoot.
(d) She ties him to a tree.

2. How does Travis know that he is near the hogs?
(a) He sees and eagle circling.
(b) He sees a cougar watching from a high cliff.
(c) He hears Old Yeller baying.
(d) He hears the hogs squealing.

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

4. Why can't Travis sleep on the night that Sanderson tells him about hydrophobia?
(a) Travis stays awake watching for mad animals.
(b) Travis watches over Arliss and Mama.
(c) Travis has nightmares about mad dogs and wolves.
(d) Travis stays awake praying for Papa to come home.

5. What does Mama say when Travis gets home and tells her about Old Yeller?
(a) She tells Travis that Old Yeller is probably dead already.
(b) She tells Travis they can't go to Old Yeller until Travis' wound is cleaned up.
(c) She tells Travis that they will leave right away to go back to Old Yeller.
(d) She tells Travis that they will have to wait until the next day to go back to Old Yeller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the trouble that Travis thinks is too big for any of them to handle?

2. What do Travis and Mama first think Spot ate?

3. When does Travis become uneasy about why Mama and Lisbeth haven't returned home?

4. What game were Little Arliss and the puppy playing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Travis as he is marking the hogs?

2. Explain what Bud Searcy does to help Mama with her chores.

3. Describe the procedure Travis uses for marking the hogs.

4. Summarize what Mama must do while Travis is recuperating.

5. Summarize how Old Yeller gets the wild hogs where Travis wants them to go.

6. Explain why Travis can't sleep the night Burn Sanderson leaves.

7. Describe what Mama does to treat Travis' wound.

8. Why does Mama say that is was a good thing Old Yeller was there to save Mama and the others from the wolf, but not a good thing for Old Yeller?

9. Describe what Travis and Mama do with the bull.

10. Explain the first thing Mama and Travis see as they get closer to the spot where Travis hid Old Yeller.

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