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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis do to try to prevent Old Yeller from roaming at night?

2. What does Burn Sanderson tell Mama about Old Yeller?

3. When does Travis begin to love Old Yeller?

4. What is the first thing Travis does when he reaches the Salt Licks?

5. How does Little Arliss take Travis by surprise?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Summarize how Old Yeller controls the heifer, Spot.

4. Describe why Travis goes to the Salt Licks to hunt for deer.

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

6. Describe Old Yeller's appearance.

7. Summarize the items that Little Arliss brings home in his pockets.

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

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

10. Describe the bad news that Travis and his family get after taming Spot.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in the story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause Travis life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward his family because of these changes?

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze the impact of the Civil War on the American economy as described in the novel.

2) What result does this economy have on the lives of Papa, Travis, Mama, and Little Arliss?

3) Predict how different their lives would have been if the war had not affected the economy.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze Travis' coming of age throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he grows in each chapter of the novel?

3) How do his attitudes change as he develops from the boy when his Papa leaves to the young man at the end of the novel?

4) Cite examples of the character changes Travis goes through from different events in the novel.

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