Quiz Old Yeller & The Bear
Most of us love seeing a cute little puppy any day. The story of old yeller shows us the relationship of a boy and his pet that survives against all odds. Take the quiz below and see just how much you remember from this captivating book by Fred Gipson. Have fun!
- 1.What is Travis doing when Arliss meets the bear?
- A.
Splitting rails
- B.
Chopping firewood
- C.
Repairing the fence
- 2.This story was written
- A.
In the first-person
- B.
In the second-person
- C.
In the third-person
- 3.What does Arliss do that upsets his mother?
- A.
Arliss upsets his mother by fighting with Travis.
- B.
Arliss upsets his mother by bringing home animals of every kind.
- C.
Arliss upsets his mother by refusing to let go of the bear cub.
- 4.How does Mama treat Arliss's hands after the fish "fins" him?
- A.
She treats his hands by carefully removing the fin needles and wrapping the wound in a bandage.
- B.
She treats his hands by wrapping them in a poultice of mashed-up prickly pear root to draw out the poison.
- C.
She treats his hands by taking him to the nearest doctor, since the dad is away.
- 5.What does Travis say the yeller dog will do to Arliss?
- A.
Travis says the dog will make the biggest liar in Texas out of Arliss.
- B.
Travis says the dog will make Arliss spoiled.
- C.
Travis says the dog will make Arliss want to bring in less animals as he will have a fun dog to play with..
- 6.Why didn't Arliss's family worry very much when they heard Arliss scream?
- A.
Arliss's family didn't worry, because Travis was with him.
- B.
The family didn't worry, because his father was with him.
- C.
Arliss was a screamer by nature and he screamed all the time.
- 7.When Travis heard Arliss scream a second time, how did Travis know Arliss was in trouble?
- A.
Travis knew Arliss was in trouble because he never would scream a second time.
- B.
Travis knew Arliss was in trouble because the scream was loud and frantic.
- C.
Travis knew Arliss was in trouble because the dog came to get Travis.
- 8.Why didn't Travis recognize the whimpering and crying as coming from Arliss?
- A.
Travis didn't recognize it, because the whimpering was coming from a bear cub, not Arliss.
- B.
Travis didn't recognize it, because the whimpering was coming from Old Yeller, not Arliss.
- C.
Travis didn't recognize it, because the whimpering was coming from a stray fox, not Arliss.
- 9.In the story, Travis plans to
- A.
Hit the bear with his axe
- B.
Let the bear and Old Yeller fight
- C.
Get a gun and shoot the bear
- 10.At the end of the story, it seems as if
- A.
The she bear wanted to be friends
- B.
Mama was annoyed at Travis
- C.
Old Yeller thought he had been playing
- 11.Mama reminds Travis that he used to tell some whoppers. What does she mean?
- A.
Travis used to talk all the time.
- B.
Travis used to tell tales.
- C.
Travis used to throw tantrums.
- 12.Mama found a tangled-up mess of grasshoppers. Tangled-up means
- A.
Mixed up and stuck together
- B.
Stitched together tightly
- C.
Folded into a neat bundle
- 13.Arliss told so many big yarns. In this sentence, a yarn is
- A.
A woolen string
- B.
A made-up story
- C.
A long rope for trapping
- 14.Little Arliss's second scream was more frantic than the first. Frantic means
- A.
Strange and unusual
- B.
Full of laughing and teasing
- C.
Worried and afraid
- 15.When Mama yells, "Hurry, son! Run!" Travis becomes spooked. Another word for spooked is
- A.
Angry
- B.
Scared
- C.
Fierce
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