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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Old Yeller's reaction when he is sprayed by a skunk?
(a) He snorts, drools, and vomits.
(b) He digs a deep hole and lays in it.
(c) It doesn't seem to bother him.
(d) He rolls in the dirt, and then jumps in the pond.

2. Why does Travis think the new, spotted heifer calf will make a good milking cow?
(a) It is a fat and feminine calf.
(b) It is a pretty, fat heifer.
(c) It is raw boned and ugly enough to be a good milk cow.
(d) It has the calmness of a milk cow.

3. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?
(a) Miss Prissy won first prize in at the fair.
(b) Miss Prissy is a purebread fox hound.
(c) Miss Prissy is going to have Old Yeller's puppies.
(d) Miss Prissy is sick and dying.

4. How does Mama clean Travis' wound?
(a) She washes it with hot water and then poured iodine on it.
(b) She washes it with hot water and then poured hot candle wax on it.
(c) She washes it with hot water and then poured turpentine on it.
(d) She washes it with hot water and then poured salt in it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Searcy go into the house when Mama invites him?

2. What does Arliss start catching after Old Yeller arrives?

3. Why is Travis concerned about being the man of the family?

4. Why does Mama decide that the Spot heifer must be killed?

5. Where does Travis' family keep their hogs and cattle?

(see the answer key)

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