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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Travis become uneasy about why Mama and Lisbeth haven't returned home?
(a) When darkness came.
(b) At midnight.
(c) At daybreak.
(d) At suppertime.

2. How many hogs are near the bat cave?
(a) Five pigs, two sows, and one bar' hog.
(b) Five pigs, three sows, and a couple of bar' hogs.
(c) Three pigs, two sows, and four bar' hogs.
(d) Four pigs, one sow, and a couple of bar' hogs.

3. What did Travis see on the face of a cliff at Salt Branch that impressed him?
(a) Cave men drawings.
(b) Sharp-winged swallows had build nests on the face of the cliff that looked like honeycombs.
(c) A shape in the cliff that looked like a man.
(d) Holes left by meteors.

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

5. What fills Travis with terror when he goes back to find Old Yeller?
(a) Old Yeller's leg is broken.
(b) Old Yeller's belly is split open and his insides are bulging out.
(c) Old Yeller's ear is bitten off.
(d) Old Yeller is unconscious.

6. What happens that makes Travis feel better for the first time since Old Yeller's death?
(a) His horse licks his hand.
(b) The puppy licks his hand.
(c) The puppy jumps on his bed.
(d) The puppy steals cornbread from the kitchen.

7. What is the condition of Travis' wound by the time they arrive home?
(a) It feels a lot better.
(b) It is swollen but not stiff.
(c) It is stiff but the swelling is down.
(d) It is stiff, swollen, and numb.

8. What condition is Travis in when he returns home after shooting Spot?
(a) He is angry that Spot got hydrophobia.
(b) He is sad and upset.
(c) He feels stronger than he has in a long time.
(d) He is weak, sweating, and trembling.

9. How does Travis feel after he shoots his dog?
(a) He can't seem to get over it.
(b) He gets on with his life.
(c) He cries all the time.
(d) He sleeps for days.

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

11. How does Mama sew up Old Yeller's wound?
(a) She uses a piece of rawhide.
(b) She uses a hair from Jumper's tail.
(c) She brought her thread with her.
(d) She uses a thread pulled from her dress.

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

13. How does Travis know that he is near the hogs?
(a) He sees a cougar watching from a high cliff.
(b) He sees and eagle circling.
(c) He hears Old Yeller baying.
(d) He hears the hogs squealing.

14. What happens to Travis when he falls into the killer hogs?
(a) The pigs jump on top of him.
(b) A hog grabs him by his angle.
(c) A bar' hog bites his foot.
(d) A slashing tusk catches him in the calf of his right leg.

15. What is the hog's favorite food?
(a) A baby fawn.
(b) Wild black persimmons.
(c) Berries.
(d) Acorns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis do to the hydrophobia stricken animal?

2. How does Old Yeller react to the animal that comes into the yard?

3. When does Travis shoot the loafer wolf?

4. What does Little Arliss do to help get Old Yeller home?

5. What does Travis think about Lisbeth staying with them?

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