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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 does Travis see that makes him think Old Yeller is dead?

2. What fills Travis with terror when he goes back to find Old Yeller?

3. What does the puppy look like that Lisbeth shows to Travis?

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

5. What does Mama say when Travis gets home and tells her about Old Yeller?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Travis' reaction when Lisbeth bring him a puppy as a gift.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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