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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Papa compare training the mind to handle fear with?
(a) Training a foot to kick a stone.
(b) Training the eye to wink.
(c) Training an arm to throw a rock.
(d) Training the mouth to whistle.

2. Where do Mama, Little Arliss, and Travis sit to see the bull fight?
(a) On the grassy knoll.
(b) On the split-rail fence.
(c) On the cabin steps.
(d) At the cabin window.

3. Where does Travis' family keep their hogs and cattle?
(a) They keep them in a lean to.
(b) They are loose on the range.
(c) They keep them in a fenced pasture.
(d) They keep then in a barn.

4. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?
(a) A loop horn.
(b) A droop horn.
(c) A moon horn.
(d) A scoop horn.

5. What does Travis think about Searcy's granddaughter, Lisbeth?
(a) Travis likes her because she is different than most girls.
(b) Travis thinks she is annoying.
(c) Travis thinks she is bossy.
(d) Travis thinks she is strange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?

2. How does the first bull become wounded in the fight?

3. Why does Little Arliss want to keep Old Yeller?

4. What news does Searcy bring to Travis, Little Arliss, and Mama?

5. How does Travis feel about marking the hogs?

(see the answer key)

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