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

2. Why is Mama so upset that Jumper is eating the corn?
(a) They won't have any corn meal for bread in the winter.
(b) They need the corn to eat until winter comes.
(c) The corn is for the sheep.
(d) They need the corn to feed the cows.

3. When do the hogs become the most vicious?
(a) When being chased.
(b) When cornered.
(c) When they get old.
(d) When they are two years old.

4. Why does Mama decide that the Spot heifer must be killed?
(a) It is no good for milking.
(b) It has hydrophobia.
(c) Old Yeller needs the meat to get well.
(d) It will provide them with enough meat for the winter.

5. What is Travis excited about Papa bringing home for him?
(a) A Bowie knife.
(b) A new saddle.
(c) A new rifle.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papa tell Travis about what he had to do to Old Yeller?

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

3. What happens to Travis when he falls into the killer hogs?

4. How do Travis and Old Yeller feel for a couple of weeks after the hog attack?

5. What does Travis do when he hears the sound of dogs fighting? T

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances that help Travis come out of his depression over Old Yeller.

2. Describe the procedure Travis uses for marking the hogs.

3. Describe what Lisbeth does while staying with Travis and his family.

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

5. Describe what Travis sees after he builds a small fire out of bear grass.

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

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

8. Why does Mama say that is was a good thing Old Yeller was there to save Mama and the others from the wolf, but not a good thing for Old Yeller?

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

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

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