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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 makes the hogs under Travis' limb go wild with anger.

2. When does Travis become uneasy about why Mama and Lisbeth haven't returned home?

3. How does Travis know that he is near the hogs?

4. Why does Bud Searcy leave Lisbeth behind with Mama?

5. What do the hogs do if a blizzard is on the way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mama tell Little Arliss to do while she is stitching Old Yeller's belly?

2. Describe the battle that ensues between Old Yeller and the hogs.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe what Travis and Mama do with the bull.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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) 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.

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