Lesson 7 Test Review

How are Little Arliss and the bear cub alike?

• They are both screamers.

• They are both in the water.

• They are both frightened.

• They both have a hold of each other.

How are Travis's and Mama's reactions to the scene at the spring hole similar?

• They both go running for Papa.

• They both attack the mother bear.

• They both feel they can do nothing to help.

• They both encourage Little Arliss to attack the mother bear.

What behavior do Little Arliss and Mama have in common in this passage?

• hunting

• screaming

• lying

• swimming

Which sentence from the passage is an example of dialect?

• "I didn't wait to see no more."

• "I ran toward the cabin."

• "It was that big yeller dog."

• "My back muscles ached."

What is the meaning of "for a little piece" in the sentence below?

The bear chased him for a little piece, but at the rate Old Yeller was leaving her behind, Mama said it looked like the bear was backing up.

• along the river

• for a bit of food

• for a short distance

• until she caught his tail

Which word best descries the family's attitude toward Old Yeller at the end of the passage?

• grateful

• jealous

• interested

• uncertain

Read this sentence from the passage

Old Yeller, though, all he did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf.

The author most likely chose to use the word bounding instead of running because

• running is the wrong part of spech

• bounding is more specific and descriptive

• bounding is a better example of a metaphor

• running suggests that Old Yeller is untrained

What does the word frantic mean?

• brave

• fearful

• jealous

• lazy

What does the word stride mean?

• brain

• dream

• step

• voice

What does the word bounding mean?

• taking away

• settling down

• walking around

• leaping forward