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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 yell for Mama to bring him?
(a) His bull whip.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His gun.
(d) His jacket.

2. Why is Mama so upset that Jumper is eating the corn?
(a) The corn is for the sheep.
(b) They won't have any corn meal for bread in the winter.
(c) They need the corn to feed the cows.
(d) They need the corn to eat until winter comes.

3. What does Old Yeller do when Travis reaches for him?
(a) Old Yeller loses consciousness.
(b) Old Yeller lunges at him with bared fangs.
(c) Old Yeller licks his hand.
(d) Old Yeller whimpers in pain.

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

5. Why doesn't Mama want the buzzards to eat the dead animal?
(a) The meat will be good for Old Yeller and the puppy.
(b) The meat will be good for the hogs.
(c) It might spread the disease.
(d) They can eat the meat themselves.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Lisbeth feel about Travis' reaction to the puppy?

4. How does Mama sew up Old Yeller's wound?

5. Why does Travis keep a piece of ear from every marked pig hanging in the corn crib?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Travis' state of mind after he shoots Old Yeller.

2. Describe what Travis sees after he builds a small fire out of bear grass.

3. Describe the condition of Travis and Old Yeller for the next few weeks.

4. Why is Travis worried when wakes up from his nap?

5. Summarize the actions of Travis when he realized that the roan bull has hydrophobia.

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

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

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

9. Explain why Travis and Old Yeller head out to bat cave country.

10. 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?

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