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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it hard for a dog to fight with a boar coon?
(a) The boar coon usually hides in thorn bushes.
(b) The boar coon fights with the courage of an animal five times its size.
(c) The boar coon is smarter than any dog.
(d) The boar coon is fast and agile.

2. Why doesn't Travis want to shoot at a running deer?
(a) He knows he can't make the shot.
(b) His rifle isn't accurate enough to make the shot.
(c) He is afraid that he will only wound it.
(d) He doesn't want to scare the animals into a stampede.

3. Why do the hogs, cattle, and wild animals come to the Salt Licks?
(a) They drink from the pond that is there.
(b) They eat the berries growing there.
(c) It has thick brambles where the animals hide.
(d) They lick the salt.

4. How does Little Arliss act when Travis takes him squirrel hunting?
(a) Arliss turns out to be a good hunter.
(b) Arliss is as quiet as a mouse.
(c) Arliss is noisy and pesky.
(d) Arliss is talented at tracking game.

5. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?
(a) A droop horn.
(b) A moon horn.
(c) A scoop horn.
(d) A loop horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bud Searcy left behind when all the men drive the cattle to Abilene?

2. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?

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

4. How does Travis get Spot to settle down so he can milk her?

5. What disease does Bud Searcy hope does not spread throughout the settlement before the men get back?

(see the answer key)

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