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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 Old Yeller save Travis from the hogs?
(a) He drags Travis away from the hogs.
(b) The hogs back away from the snarls of Old Yeller.
(c) He goes after them in a roaring rage.
(d) He chases the hogs away from Travis.

2. What does Travis think about Lisbeth staying with them?
(a) He thinks she will pester him all day.
(b) He thinks she will sit and cry all day.
(c) He thinks she will work hard.
(d) He thinks she will be no help and a bother.

3. How does Old Yeller get into the fight with the loafer wolf?
(a) The wolf attacks Jumper and Old Yeller jumps him.
(b) The wolf attacks Old Yeller while he is getting a drink.
(c) Old Yeller tracks the wolf and catches up with him.
(d) The wolf goes after Mama when she stops for water.

4. What happens to Travis when he falls into the killer hogs?
(a) A bar' hog bites his foot.
(b) The pigs jump on top of him.
(c) A hog grabs him by his angle.
(d) A slashing tusk catches him in the calf of his right leg.

5. What does Mama say about Lisbeth staying with her?
(a) She says Lisbeth can sleep in the dog run.
(b) She says that Lisbeth can milk the cows.
(c) She thinks Lisbeth won't be any help.
(d) She thinks Lisbeth is too young to be away from home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't Travis excited about the puppy that Lisbeth gives to him?

2. What does Old Yeller do when the wolves come around the cabin?

3. What does Lisbeth do while she stays with Travis and his family?

4. What is the hog's favorite food?

5. What does Papa compare training the mind to handle fear with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the battle that ensues between Old Yeller and the hogs.

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

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

4. Summarize the scene when the Spot heifer returns to the cabin.

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

6. Describe what Lisbeth does while staying with Travis and his family.

7. What does Mama tell Little Arliss to do while she is stitching Old Yeller's belly?

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

9. Describe the condition of the roan bull who wanders around the cabin.

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

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