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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama ask Travis to do after he milks the cows?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Kill a doe for meat.
(c) Get Little Arliss ready for bed.
(d) Feed the dog.

2. What does Travis notice about Old Yeller when he first sees the dog?
(a) The dog is lame.
(b) The dog is fat.
(c) The dog is starving.
(d) The dog is injured.

3. How does Travis' family come to get Old Yeller?
(a) A friend gives the dog as a gift.
(b) The dog wanders to their cabin.
(c) They win the dog at the country fair.
(d) They buy him from a neighbor.

4. Why is Travis' father leaving the family for months?
(a) He is going East to school.
(b) He is going East to care for his dying mother.
(c) He is working as a field hand in Abilene.
(d) He is driving cattle to Abilene.

5. Why does Little Arliss want to keep Old Yeller?
(a) He wants a dog to sleep with.
(b) He wants to teach the dog to hunt rabbits.
(c) He's never had a dog of his own.
(d) He wants a dog to protect him from Travis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the best times to go to the Salt Licks to hunt?

2. What warns the doe that Travis is nearby?

3. What does Travis' father ask him to do while he is away?

4. What does Travis' mother instruct him to do while he is doing his chores?

5. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?

(see the answer key)

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