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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?
(a) The meat is rotten.
(b) The meat is gone.
(c) Little Arliss is hanging from the meat.
(d) A wolf is eating the meat.

3. What does Old Yeller do while Mama stitches his wound?
(a) He growls and bares his teeth.
(b) He just lays there and licks Travis' hand.
(c) He thrashes about and Travis has to hold him down.
(d) He passes out.

4. What does Travis think about Old Yeller?
(a) He thinks the dog is vicious.
(b) He thinks the dog is a purebred.
(c) He thinks the dog is smart but he doesn't want him.
(d) He thinks the dog is stupid.

5. What is Little Arliss' reaction to Old Yeller?
(a) He feeds the dog his breakfast.
(b) He yells at the dog to go away.
(c) He falls on the dog and pets him.
(d) He is afraid of the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound do the bulls make that are looking for a fight outside the family's cabin?

2. What is the condition of Travis' wound by the time they arrive home?

3. What kind of man is Burn Sanderson?

4. When does Travis realize how badly he needs a dog?

5. Why does Travis think the new, spotted heifer calf will make a good milking cow?

(see the answer key)

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