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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. Why does Travis hate gathering corn?

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

3. What does the puppy look like that Lisbeth shows to Travis?

4. When does Travis shoot the loafer wolf?

5. What does Travis do while Mama, Lisbeth, and Old Yeller go to burn Spot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Travis' state of mind after he shoots Old Yeller.

2. Describe how Travis plans to mark the remainder of his hogs.

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

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

5. Summarize the actions of Travis when he realized that the roan bull has hydrophobia.

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

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

8. Describe why Mama is afraid of their wild hogs.

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the events leading up to Old Yeller's death at the end of the novel.

2) Describe the symptoms and dangers of hydrophobia as seen in the novel.

3) Explain if Travis had any other alternatives other than shooting Old Yeller in the head.

4) Is Travis justified in his killing of Old Yeller? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

1) Interpret the feelings Travis and Lisbeth have for each other in the first part of the novel when they are visiting.

2) Are their emotions authentic for their ages?

3) Are they truthful with each other?

4) Compare these emotions with how they interact later in the novel when Lisbeth is staying at Travis' house.

5) What regrets do they have at the end of the novel with regard to their relationship?

6) How does their relationship differ from the first part of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Travis reveals his view of what a man should be.

1) Summarize the belief Travis has of his view of a man affects the way he lives and the things he does.

2) How do his actions of trying to be a man affect the way the other characters in the novel view him?

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