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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who saves Little Arliss from the attacking bear?
(a) Mama.
(b) Travis.
(c) Papa.
(d) Old Yeller.
2. What type of dogs do most of the settlers own?
(a) Big, fierce cur dogs.
(b) Pure bred Blood Hounds.
(c) Pure bred Coon Hounds.
(d) Small, quick terriers.
3. What does Arliss do when Travis yells at him?
(a) Arliss runs after Travis and kicks him.
(b) Arliss sics the yeller dog on Travis.
(c) Arliss runs away and hides.
(d) Arliss throws a rock at Travis.
4. What does Travis discover when he opens the dog run door where the meat is stored?
(a) A wolf is eating the meat.
(b) The meat is rotten.
(c) Little Arliss is hanging from the meat.
(d) The meat is gone.
5. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?
(a) Jumper is too old to go that far.
(b) It is too much of a rocky climb.
(c) Jumper will be attacked by a bear.
(d) Jumper is afraid of gunfire and he will scare away the game.
6. What does Travis think about Old Yeller?
(a) He thinks the dog is vicious.
(b) He thinks the dog is smart but he doesn't want him.
(c) He thinks the dog is stupid.
(d) He thinks the dog is a purebred.
7. Why is Travis annoyed with Mama and Little Arliss?
(a) He is annoyed because Little Arliss is never punished.
(b) He is annoyed that Mama spends all her time with Little Arliss.
(c) He is annoyed that Mama babies Little Arliss.
(d) He is annoyed because Mama lets Little Arliss lie about the things he does.
8. What do the Mexicans call a bull with a horn that hangs down past his jaw?
(a) A droop horn.
(b) A loop horn.
(c) A scoop horn.
(d) A moon horn.
9. What does Travis do to Jumper when he decides he doesn't want to plow anymore?
(a) He pulls Jumper by the reins.
(b) He hits Jumper across the jaw with a club.
(c) He kicks Jumper in the rump.
(d) He lures Jumper back to the field with an apple.
10. What is Old Yeller's reaction to the bear attack once they are all back in the cabin?
(a) He is licking Little Arliss.
(b) He is crying with pain.
(c) He acts like the bear attack was great fun.
(d) He is trembling in the corner.
11. What news does Lisbeth tell Travis about her dog, Miss Prissy?
(a) Miss Prissy is a purebread fox hound.
(b) Miss Prissy won first prize in at the fair.
(c) Miss Prissy is sick and dying.
(d) Miss Prissy is going to have Old Yeller's puppies.
12. How does Travis react to the pending bull fight?
(a) He can't watch because it sickens him.
(b) He blocks his ears from the sound of the bulls.
(c) He feels bad for the bulls.
(d) He is excited and wants to see it.
13. What does Mama wrap Little Arliss' hands in when he is finned by a fish?
(a) A bandage of bear fat.
(b) A poultice of wet mud.
(c) A cloth with iodine.
(d) A poultice of prickly pear root.
14. What does Travis do to try to prevent Old Yeller from roaming at night?
(a) He chains him to a post.
(b) He locks him in the hen house.
(c) He puts him in the barn.
(d) He tries tying him with rope and rawhide string.
15. What kind of man is Burn Sanderson?
(a) He is young and rude.
(b) He is old and haggard.
(c) He is rough and crude.
(d) He is young, nice, and polite.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Old Yeller do to keep the heifer from charging at Travis?
2. Why is Bud Searcy left behind when all the men drive the cattle to Abilene?
3. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?
4. Who does Lisbeth say she saw stealing from the settlement?
5. Why does Travis think the new, spotted heifer calf will make a good milking cow?
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