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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 Mama decide that the Spot heifer must be killed?

2. What is the condition of Travis' wound by the time they arrive home?

3. What does Mama say when Travis gets home and tells her about Old Yeller?

4. How many hogs are near the bat cave?

5. What does Travis do to the hydrophobia stricken animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What decision does Mama and Travis make regarding the Spot heifer?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. Explain why Travis and Old Yeller head out to bat cave country.

9. What happens to Travis as he is marking the hogs?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the relationship between Travis and his brother, Little Arliss.

2) How does Old Yeller affect their relationship with one another?

3) What event changes the way Travis views his brother and how he feels about him?

Give examples from the novel of the interaction between the two brothers.

Essay Topic 3

1) Discuss how Travis grows as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How does his attitude change toward Old Yeller?

3) How does his attitude change about what is important in his life?

4) What are the differences in his attitude toward the meaning of responsibility in the beginning to the end of the novel?

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