Old Yeller Test (I)

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Old Yeller's name?

• His short hair was dingy yellow.

• He would immediately start barking as soon as Arliss yelled for him.

• The sound he made was closer to being a yell than a bark.

Papa and other Salt Licks settlers left their families to take a herd of steers to market in Abilene, Kansas, because...

• Their families needed cash money

• There was not enough good pasture around Salt Licks

• The price of beef was predicted to fall in a few months

While Papa was gone, Travis had the responsibility of

• Being the man of the house

• Seeing that the food they had stored was kept safe

• Helping Mama cook every meal

When Papa left, Travis was

• 12 years old

• 14 years old

• 16 years old

Though Papa said he needed a dog, what Travis really wanted was

• to ride to Abilene with Papa

• a man's horse

• a team of fine mules and a wagon

• 40 acres and a mule

When Old Yeller strayed up to the log cabin on Birdsong Creek,

• He made Travis so mad that he wanted to kill him

• Papa tried for a week to run him off

• he chased the chickens and the cattle

Bell, the dog that Travis had when he was younger,

• had been stolen by bandits.

• died protecting Travis from a bear.

• died from a bite from a chopped off rattlesnake head.

Which of the following was NOT something that five-year-old Little Arliss liked to do?

• catch varmints

• take off his clothes and play in the pool that was the family's drinking water

• sneak out of the house at night and go exploring

How did Little Arliss protect Old Yeller?

• he threw rocks

• he ran away with him

• hid the dog under the bed

• he locked him in the corn crib

When the bull fight Travis and his family were watching got out of hand, Old Yeller

• latched on to the biggest bull's leg and wouldn't let go

• ran yelling for the woods when he saw Travis running toward him with a bull whip

• grabbed Little Arliss by his shirttail and dragged him into the house.