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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama say about Lisbeth staying with her?
(a) She says that Lisbeth can milk the cows.
(b) She thinks Lisbeth won't be any help.
(c) She thinks Lisbeth is too young to be away from home.
(d) She says Lisbeth can sleep in the dog run.

2. How does Travis shoot Old Yeller?
(a) He calls Old Yeller to him and shoots the dog in the head.
(b) He shoots Old Yeller while the dog is eating his food.
(c) He shoots Old Yeller while the dog is sleeping.
(d) He shoots Old Yeller while the dog is looking the other way.

3. How do the pigs react when Old Yeller and Travis find them?
(a) They turn and try to run away.
(b) They roar and pop their teeth.
(c) They charge at them.
(d) They back up into a corner.

4. What does Papa bring home with him?
(a) Money, laughter, and a horse for Travis.
(b) A milking cow and a horse for Travis.
(c) An old friend and a horse for Travis.
(d) A new ranch hand, and a horse for Travis.

5. What are the marks that Travis makes on the hogs?
(a) Underslope and overbit.
(b) Crop and overbit.
(c) Crop and underbit.
(d) Crop and underslope.

6. What lures wolves to the cabin?
(a) Mama cooking meat on the stove.
(b) The scent of blood from Old Yeller.
(c) The sounds of humans.
(d) The scent of dead meat.

7. What makes the hogs under Travis' limb go wild with anger.
(a) The sight of Travis hovering above them.
(b) Old Yeller pushing them into a ring.
(c) The squealing and scent of blood.
(d) Old Yeller nipping at their heals.

8. What does Lisbeth do while she stays with Travis and his family?
(a) She plays with Arliss all day.
(b) She works hard.
(c) She plays with the puppy all day.
(d) She reads most of the time.

9. How does Old Yeller save Travis from the hogs?
(a) He drags Travis away from the hogs.
(b) He chases the hogs away from Travis.
(c) He goes after them in a roaring rage.
(d) The hogs back away from the snarls of Old Yeller.

10. How does Old Yeller react to the animal that comes into the yard?
(a) He snarls and his hackles stand up.
(b) He whimpers.
(c) He tries to crawl away.
(d) He crawls under Travis' bed.

11. What do Travis and Mama first think Spot ate?
(a) Loco weed.
(b) Pea vine.
(c) Rotten sweet potatoes.
(d) Prickly pears.

12. What does Mama tell Little Arliss to do as she is about to remove Old Yeller's bandage?
(a) She tells Arliss to go catch her a green-striped lizard.
(b) She tells Arliss to catch her a big frog for dinner.
(c) She tells Arliss to wait over by Jumper.
(d) She tells Arliss to go play at the river.

13. What does Papa compare training the mind to handle fear with?
(a) Training a foot to kick a stone.
(b) Training an arm to throw a rock.
(c) Training the mouth to whistle.
(d) Training the eye to wink.

14. How does Travis feel about marking the hogs?
(a) He is looking forward to it.
(b) He is afraid but knows he has to do it.
(c) He thinks it's a tedious job.
(d) He is terrified and tries to find a way out of it.

15. What does Old Yeller do when Travis reaches for him?
(a) Old Yeller lunges at him with bared fangs.
(b) Old Yeller whimpers in pain.
(c) Old Yeller loses consciousness.
(d) Old Yeller licks his hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Travis know that he is near the hogs?

2. What does Old Yeller do while Mama stitches his wound?

3. How does Travis feel after he shoots his dog?

4. What game were Little Arliss and the puppy playing?

5. How does Mama prevent Jumper from jumping into the corn field?

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