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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Little Arliss do to Sanderson?

3. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?

4. Who comes to the cabin two weeks after the milking incident?

5. What does Travis think about Searcy's granddaughter, Lisbeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the disturbing news that Lisbeth gives to Travis.

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

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

4. Describe Old Yeller's appearance.

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

6. Explain what Old Yeller does to save Little Arliss from certain death.

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

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

9. Describe the bulls that come near the cabin to fight with one another.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Interpret the feelings Travis and Lisbeth have for each other in the first part of the novel when they are visiting.

2) Are their emotions authentic for their ages?

3) Are they truthful with each other?

4) Compare these emotions with how they interact later in the novel when Lisbeth is staying at Travis' house.

5) What regrets do they have at the end of the novel with regard to their relationship?

6) How does their relationship differ from the first part of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in the story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause Travis life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward his family because of these changes?

Essay Topic 3

1) Summarize the impact Old Yeller and Travis have on each other's lives.

2) What is involved in the relationship of the boy and his dog?

3) How does the relationship of a boy and his dog by today's standards differ from those of Travis and Old Yeller?

4)Cite examples from the novel.

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