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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. How do the pigs react when Old Yeller and Travis find them?

2. How does Mama prevent Jumper from jumping into the corn field?

3. What does Mama tell Little Arliss to do as she is about to remove Old Yeller's bandage?

4. How does Travis feel about marking the hogs?

5. What does Mama use as a poultice for Travis' wound?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Travis' condition when he returns home after dealing with the Spot heifer.

2. Describe why Mama is afraid of their wild hogs.

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

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

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

6. Describe the circumstances that help Travis come out of his depression over Old Yeller.

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

8. Describe how Travis plans to mark the remainder of his hogs.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Summarize how Fred Gipson uses local color and imagery to describe the cabin and Birdsong Creek.

2) Cite descriptive examples of the interior and exterior of the cabin, the area around Birdsong Creek, and the places Travis and Old Yeller travel during the novel.

3) How does the imagery Gipson uses depict a clear and accurate picture of the cabin and surrounding landscape?

Essay Topic 2

1) Write an introduction for the novel discussing Fred Gipson's writing style, use of dialogue, imagery, and the point of view of the characters.

2) How do these literary elements affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the impact of the Civil War on the American economy as described in the novel.

2) What result does this economy have on the lives of Papa, Travis, Mama, and Little Arliss?

3) Predict how different their lives would have been if the war had not affected the economy.

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