Old Yeller Chapters 9-16

Why did Travis think he could handle marking the hogs?

• He was a man

• He had Old Yeller

• Arliss was going to help him

• Bud Searcy taught him

Why didn't Travis go straight home when he got away from the hogs?

• He went back to check on Old Yeller

• His leg was too stiff

• He got killed by a bar' hog

• He went hog hunting

How did settlers mark their hogs?

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What happened when Travis tried to catch the hogs by sitting on the dirt bank?

• A pig pulled him off the bank

• The dirt bank caved in and he fell

• Old Yeller killed a hog

• He accidentally killed a pig

How did Travis get away from the hogs?

• Old Yeller sacrificed his body for Travis

• Old Yeller ran away

• Travis shot a bar' hog

• Travis hid behind a large boulder

How did Travis keep Old Yeller from following him home?

• He put a big rock in front of the cave

• He tied him up to a tree

• He moved a large, dead mesquite tree in front of the cave

• He yelled at him

How was the speckled pup acting like Old Yeller?

• The pup was running away like Old Yeller.

• The pup was stealing food, yelling, and playing in the drinking water with Arliss.

• The pup got attacked by hogs like Old Yeller.

• The pup stole food from the corn patch like Old Yeller.

What did Travis have to do to Old Yeller and why?

• Travis had to shoot Old Yeller before he got hydrophobia.

• Travis had to pen Old Yeller up while he recovered from hydrophobia.

• Travis had to give Old Yeller back to Burn Sanderson.

• Travis had to shoot Old Yeller for stealing from the settlement.

Why did they have to burn the dead bull?

• They had to burn it because it was stinking.

• They had to burn it because it's calf wouldn't leave it.

• They had to burn it because it would spread hydrophobia and get in their drinking water.

• They had to burn it to eat it.

How did Mama and Lisbeth get away from the mad wolf?

• Jumper kicked the wolf.

• Mama shot the mad wolf.

• Old Yeller ran the mad wolf off.

• Mama hit the mad wolf with a pole and they took off on Jumper.