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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 Mama use as a poultice for Travis' wound?

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

3. When do the hogs become the most vicious?

4. When does Travis shoot the loafer wolf?

5. How much longer will Papa be away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the first thing Mama and Travis see as they get closer to the spot where Travis hid Old Yeller.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Discuss how Travis grows as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How does his attitude change toward Old Yeller?

3) How does his attitude change about what is important in his life?

4) What are the differences in his attitude toward the meaning of responsibility in the beginning to the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Travis reveals his view of what a man should be.

1) Summarize the belief Travis has of his view of a man affects the way he lives and the things he does.

2) How do his actions of trying to be a man affect the way the other characters in the novel view him?

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