Characters
Vocab
Vocab
Events
Idioms
100
This character is chopping wood in the beginning of the story and hears his little brother scream
Who is Travis
100
This word means fearful or wild with excitement or fear
What is frantic
100
This word means energetic and noisy play
What is romp
100
What is Travis doing in the beginning of the story?
What is chopping wood
100
What does the idiom "ring a bell" mean?
Is something familiar or do you rememeber something
200
This character is playing in the creek when he gets a hold of a bear cub
Who is Little Arliss
200
This word means the rhythm of your walking or the length of your steps
What is stride
200
This word means carried the weight
What is shouldered
200
Why does Travis usually not pay attention to Little Arliss's screams?
Because he screams all the time
200
What does the idiom "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?
It's raining really hard
300
This character is mad that her baby is in trouble, so she comes roaring down the hill ready to kill
Who is the mama bear
300
This word means leaping forward
What is bounding
300
This word means a sudden forward movement
What is lunging
300
Why does Old Yeller throw the fight to the bear when he knows everyone is safe?
He only wants to protect them
300
What does the idiom "look on the bright side" mean?
Look at the good or positive parts of a situation
400
This character is stuck in the creek with Little Arliss and is terrified.
Who is the bear cub
400
This word means stretched one's muscles or mind to the limit
What is strained
400
This word means turned quickly
What is wheeled
400
What state did Papa travel to so he could sell the family's cattle?
What is Kansas
400
What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean?
Something is easy
500
This character went off to Kansas to sell the family's cattle
Who is Papa
500
This word means making a mental image
What is picturing
500
This word means limiting or controlling something
What is checking
500
What does Travis realize at the end of the story?
That he loves Little Arliss and Old Yeller
500
What does the idiom "play it by ear" mean?
To decide something later
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