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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama say about Old Yeller?
(a) She says that the dog needs some food.
(b) She says that the dog has to go.
(c) She says that the dog can stay.
(d) She says that the dog is sick.

2. Why is it hard for a dog to fight with a boar coon?
(a) The boar coon is smarter than any dog.
(b) The boar coon is fast and agile.
(c) The boar coon fights with the courage of an animal five times its size.
(d) The boar coon usually hides in thorn bushes.

3. Why can't Travis sleep on the night that Sanderson tells him about hydrophobia?
(a) Travis stays awake praying for Papa to come home.
(b) Travis watches over Arliss and Mama.
(c) Travis has nightmares about mad dogs and wolves.
(d) Travis stays awake watching for mad animals.

4. What does the puppy look like that Lisbeth shows to Travis?
(a) He is brown with white spots.
(b) He is yellow like Old Yeller.
(c) He is gray with blue spots.
(d) He is dirty white and speckled with blue spots.

5. What game were Little Arliss and the puppy playing?
(a) They were playing ball.
(b) They were playing fetch with a stick.
(c) They were playing tug with a frayed rope.
(d) They were playing a wrestling game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Travis excited about Papa bringing home for him?

2. Why does Little Arliss cry when his father goes away?

3. What does Old Yeller do when he hears the bulls start to fight?

4. Why does Travis run off when the trade is made between Arliss and Sanderson?

5. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?

(see the answer key)

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