Old Yeller Chapters 5-8

What does Little Arliss save?

• bottles
• bullet shells
• rocks
•  every living creature he can put in his pockets

How does Old Yeller protect the family from the angry mother bear?

• a) He keeps the bear busy so the family can get to safety.
• b) He attacks the bear cutting its jugular vein.
• c) He chases the bear across the meadow.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is Bud Searcy?

• the owner of Old Yeller
• a neighbor who comes with gossip 
• the preacher in the community
• a traveling salesman

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why didn't the men take Bud Searcy with them on the cattle drive to Kansas?

• He was slow and it would have taken them a long to to make their trip.
• They didn't trust him.
• They knew he was a freeloader.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is hydrophobia?
 

• the mange
• rabies
• fleas
• the flu

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why does Lisbeth promise not to tell on Old Yeller for stealing?

• She doesn't want Old Yeller to be hurt or killed.
• She wants the settlement people to think a coyote is stealing the food.
• She has a crush on Travis.
• Her dog is going to have Old Yeller's pups.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What trade does Burn Sanderson make with Little Arliss?
 

• Arliss can keep Old Yeller for all the bugs and snakes in his pocket.
•  Arliss can keep Old Yeller until his pa returns.
• Arliss can keep Old Yeller if his mother will invite him to dinner.
• Arliss can keep Old Yeller if he stops throwing rocks at him.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does Travis keep Old Yeller from stealing food?

• He puts him in a pen at night.
• He puts a cowhide rug on the floor so Old Yeller could sleep in the boys' room.
• Travis ties Old Yeller to the fence post.
• Old Yeller is locked in the barn.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How was Travis able to break the Spot heifer so she could be milked?

• He let Old Yeller stand at her nose.
• He tied all four of her legs to the stall.
• He blindfolded her.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Travis's feelings change toward Old Yeller?

• He loved Old Yeller because he missed Belle.
• He disliked him more than he did before.
• He was warming up to him, but still not sure if he wanted him gone.
• He realized how important Old Yeller was in protecting the family.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3