Old Yeller Ch. 1-4

Old Yeller's story took place in the late 1860's right after the

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

• Spanish American War

• World War II

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Papa said what Travis needed worse than a horse was

• a year's worth of growing

• a good hunting rifle

• a good dog

• a cat

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Papa and other Salt Licks settlers combined their steers and trailed them to a new cattle market in Abilene, Kansas because

• the family needed the cash money

• there was not enough good pasture around Birdsong Creek

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

• they wanted to take a trip

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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 always frightened him

• he couldn't go with Papa

• he could sense that Mama was upset

• he didn't want Travis to be in charge

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Papa and Mama had built their home on Birdsong Creek instead of over on Salt Branch closer to the other settlers because they'd camped at the spring and

• Mama and the animals were too exhausted to travel another mile

• word came that there was no more good land left on Salt Branch

• Mockingbirds singing in the white bee myrtle made things sound and smell so good, Mama wouldn't go

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Old Yeller was big, ugly, thin and starved looking, one of is ears had been chewed clear off, and his tail had been bobbed close to the rump

• True

• False

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Little Arliss hit Travis with a stick and was ready to fight Mama to protect his dog

• True

• False

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Because Old Yeller had climbed on top of a meal barrel to reach the meat hanging from the rafters, Mama said he was a smart dog

• True

• False

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Old Yeller lay on the ground and hollered because Travis kicked him twice as hard as he could

• True

• False

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Mama had no idea that Travis was planning to find a way to get rid of the dog

• True

• False

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