Old Yeller SCA Ch 1-5

What is the setting of Old Yeller?

• a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

• San Fransicso, California during the Gold Rush

• a farm on the Texas frontier during the late 1860s

• Chicago, Illinois during the early 1970s

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why is Papa leaving his family?

• to look for new land for a home
• to look for gold
• to take the cattle to market
• to take care of his sick brother

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Travis want Papa to bring him?

• A new gun.

• A new dog.

• A horse.

• A bear cub.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Who was Bell?

• the milk cow
• Travis's first dog
• the family mule
• the hog

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened to Bell, Travis' first dog?

• A bull stomped him to death.

• He was bitten on the nose by a dead rattlesnake.

• He caught hydrophobia.

• A panther killed him.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When he first saw the yeller dog, what did Travis discover it had eaten?

• a bucketful of table scraps meant for the hogs

• the jerky strips he'd set aside for his morning hunt

• a side of middling meat hanging from rafter poles

• more than a dozen eggs from nests in the hen house

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

How does Travis feel about Old Yeller when he first arrives at their farm?

• loves him
• wants him to leave
• wants him to replace Bell
• is excited to have a new dog around

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why does Mama want to keep Old Yeller?

• He can help with varmints.

• He can collect eggs.

• Little Arliss can play with him.

• He can fight off bears.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is Jumper?

• A javelina hog.

• A dog.

• A mule.

• A bull.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How does Travis make Jumper mind him?

• He uses a whip.
• He throws cold water on him.
• He rewards him with carrots.
• He hits him with a club.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3