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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) Kill a doe for meat.
(b) Get Little Arliss ready for bed.
(c) Feed the dog.
(d) Read the Bible.

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

3. What changes Travis' mind about keeping the yeller dog as he rides to the cabin?
(a) He feels sorry for the starving yeller dog.
(b) He likes the yeller dog after all.
(c) He knows Arliss really wants the dog.
(d) He feels proud of himself and figures he can put up with the dog.

4. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot a javelina hog?
(a) They are not big enough to feed the family.
(b) When one javelina hog gets shot, the whole bunch will attack.
(c) He thinks they are funny little creatures.
(d) They are no good for eating.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Arliss do when Travis yells at him?

3. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?

4. What is the first thing Travis does when he reaches the Salt Licks?

5. What does Travis notice about Old Yeller when he first sees the dog?

(see the answer key)

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