Old Yeller Chapter 1-2

The day papa left, mama was trying to keep from crying, but five-year-old Little Arliss was howling because

• The sight of papa on a horse frightened him

• He could not go with papa

• He could sense that mama was upset

Why was Papa leaving?

• He was moving

• To earn money on a cattle drive

• to pick up more family

• To find gold

Pa said that while he was gone, Travis

• Would be the man of the family

• Should not do anything until Ma told him to

• Was not to worry about hunting for fresh meat, there was plenty of food stored for the family

Pa said Travis should mainly

• Do everything he could to keep Ma from worrying

• Work the corn and keep the varmints from eating the roasting ears

• keep little Arliss from getting lonely

Papa said what Travis needed worse than a horse was

• A good hunting rifle

• A good dog

Little Arliss was playing where when Travis got on to him

• In the drinking pool

• In the woods

• In the fields

• With a bear

How did Travis make Jumper mind?

• He hit him with a club

• Let him loose

• Fed him more

• Did not feed him

Travis had a dog when he was little, and Mama said it was only fair that Arliss had one to keep him from being lonely.

• True

• False

Little Arliss threatened to wear Travis to a frazzle if he didnt stop kicking the dog.

• True

• False

Travis wants to keep the dog as a pet.

• True

• False