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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Searcy go into the house when Mama invites him?
(a) He says that he doesn't feel at ease in the house.
(b) He says that he would rather sit in the dog run.
(c) He says that he didn't come for a social call.
(d) He says that the house smell like the old dog.

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

3. What does Old Yeller do when the bear slaps him head over heels?
(a) He lies on the ground.
(b) He crawls away.
(c) He charges again.
(d) He staggers into the bushes.

4. What does Travis compare Little Arliss' screaming to?
(a) Comanches scalping him.
(b) Squealing pigs.
(c) Wild boars.
(d) Hungry babies.

5. What is the first thing Travis does when he reaches the Salt Licks?
(a) He determines which way the wind is blowing.
(b) He sits with the wind blowing across his back.
(c) He climbs a tree and watches for deer.
(d) He checks for deer prints in the mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Travis doing when he hears Little Arliss screaming?

2. What does Travis think about Searcy's granddaughter, Lisbeth?

3. How does the bull fight finally end?

4. How does Travis' dog, Bell, die?

5. How does Travis finally shoot the turkey that he wounded in the pea garden?

(see the answer key)

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