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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 Travis' reaction to Lisbeth helping Mama with the corn?

2. What did Travis see on the face of a cliff at Salt Branch that impressed him?

3. How bad is the wound inflicted on Travis by the hogs?

4. When does Travis shoot the loafer wolf?

5. How does Travis know that he is near the hogs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Summarize how Travis and Mama get Old Yeller back to the cabin.

5. Describe the procedure Travis uses for marking the hogs.

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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

Old Yeller is a constant throughout the novel. He is mentioned from the very first chapter to the last chapter.

1) Explain the different images Gipson gives of Old Yeller as the book progresses.

2) What is the significance of Old Yeller's character in each part of the novel?

3) What meaning does Old Yeller have for Little Arliss, Travis, and Mama?

Essay Topic 3

1) Evaluate the relationship between Travis and his brother, Little Arliss.

2) How does Old Yeller affect their relationship with one another?

3) What event changes the way Travis views his brother and how he feels about him?

Give examples from the novel of the interaction between the two brothers.

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