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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Travis notice about Old Yeller when he first sees the dog?
(a) The dog is injured.
(b) The dog is fat.
(c) The dog is lame.
(d) The dog is starving.

2. What is Old Yeller's reaction when he is sprayed by a skunk?
(a) It doesn't seem to bother him.
(b) He rolls in the dirt, and then jumps in the pond.
(c) He snorts, drools, and vomits.
(d) He digs a deep hole and lays in it.

3. What changes Travis' mind about keeping the yeller dog as he rides to the cabin?
(a) He feels sorry for the starving yeller dog.
(b) He likes the yeller dog after all.
(c) He feels proud of himself and figures he can put up with the dog.
(d) He knows Arliss really wants the dog.

4. How does Travis get Spot to settle down so he can milk her?
(a) He has Old Yeller stand near her.
(b) He blindfolds her.
(c) He puts her into a narrow pen.
(d) He ties her head and feet.

5. What does Old Yeller do when he hears the bulls start to fight?
(a) He runs away into the hills.
(b) He charges at them, trying to chase them away.
(c) He hides behind Arliss.
(d) He cowers in the corner of the cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Yeller do when the bear slaps him head over heels?

2. Why can't Travis take Jumper close to the Salt Licks where he goes to hunt deer?

3. What does Old Yeller do when Travis sic's him on the bulls?

4. What does Travis do to try and drive the bulls away from the cabin?

5. What are the symptoms of hydrophobia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the bulls that come near the cabin to fight with one another.

2. Describe the situation when Travis finds Spot and her new calf.

3. Summarize Old Yeller's condition when he returns home after rescuing Little Arliss.

4. What does Tavis do when the bulls start fighting near the cabin?

5. Explain what Travis does to the big dog when he sees him for the first time and what is the dog's reaction.

6. Summarize the warning the Burn Sanderson gives to Travis before he rides off.

7. Summarize the fight between the two bulls.

8. Summarize the time Travis meets Old Yeller for the first time.

9. What is Burn Sanderson's offer regarding Old Yeller and why doesn't Mama accept it?

10. Explain why Travis' father is travelling to Abilene, leaving Travis in charge of the family.

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