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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 game were Little Arliss and the puppy playing?

2. How many hogs are near the bat cave?

3. What is the trouble that Travis thinks is too big for any of them to handle?

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

5. What does Travis see Mama, Little Arliss, and Lisbeth doing after they gather the corn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Travis' state of mind after he shoots Old Yeller.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the actions of the puppy at the end of the novel with the actions of Old Yeller in the beginning of the novel.

2) How do the actions of the puppy help Travis out of his depression over Old Yeller's death?

3) What emotions does Travis express when he sees Little Arliss and the puppy in the drinking water?

4) Discuss the conflicting emotions Travis reveals and explain his future plans for the puppy.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze Travis' coming of age throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he grows in each chapter of the novel?

3) How do his attitudes change as he develops from the boy when his Papa leaves to the young man at the end of the novel?

4) Cite examples of the character changes Travis goes through from different events in the novel.

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