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

2. 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.

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

4. How does Lisbeth feel about Travis' reaction to the puppy?
(a) She tells him that he is rude.
(b) Her feelings are hurt.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She doesn't care.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Travis see on the face of a cliff at Salt Branch that impressed him?

2. What fills Travis with terror when he goes back to find Old Yeller?

3. What are the marks that Travis makes on the hogs?

4. What does Mama use as a poultice for Travis' wound?

5. Why can't Travis sleep on the night that Sanderson tells him about hydrophobia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the condition of the roan bull who wanders around the cabin.

2. Describe the condition of Travis and Old Yeller for the next few weeks.

3. Summarize how Travis and Mama get Old Yeller back to the cabin.

4. Summarize how Old Yeller gets the wild hogs where Travis wants them to go.

5. Explain why Travis can't sleep the night Burn Sanderson leaves.

6. Describe what Mama does to treat Travis' wound.

7. Summarize what Mama must do while Travis is recuperating.

8. Describe Travis' condition when he returns home after dealing with the Spot heifer.

9. Summarize the scene when the Spot heifer returns to the cabin.

10. Why is Travis worried when wakes up from his nap?

(see the answer keys)

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