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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Travis ask his father for before he leaves?
(a) A new rifle.
(b) A Bowie knife.
(c) A horse.
(d) A dog.

2. How does the bull fight finally end?
(a) One of the bulls falls in the cart and it rolls down the hill.
(b) The old bull is killed.
(c) Travis shoots at them.
(d) The bulls give up and stagger away with their wounds.

3. Why is Travis concerned about being the man of the family?
(a) He doesn't feel confident enough.
(b) He just wants to be a boy.
(c) He is afraid to take on the responsibility.
(d) He is concerned because no one listens to what he says or thinks.

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

5. What does Travis do to try and drive the bulls away from the cabin?
(a) He chases them with a pitch fork.
(b) He tosses boiling water at them.
(c) He goes after them with a bull whip.
(d) He throws rocks at them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Travis' reaction to Old Yeller when the dog approaches him?

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

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

5. Where do Mama, Little Arliss, and Travis sit to see the bull fight?

(see the answer key)

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