The illustrations show that Travis and his family live in what type of house?
What is a cabin.
100
How are Arliss’s actions different from those of Travis when he is by the water?
What is Arliss is unable to react and Travis is responding to the situation.
100
Travis's father leaves home to drive the cattle to the market in Kansas, what happens to the farm?
What is Travis takes over his responsibilities.
200
To turn quickly
What is wheeled.
200
What behavior do Little Arliss and Mama have in common in this passage?
What is screaming.
200
What context clues help you understand the phrase “Without ever checking my stride”?
What is I didn't wait to see more” and “I ran in” reveal that the phrase means “moving swiftly and without pausing”
200
What is the main difference between Travis and Alriss on the farm?
What is Arliss spends his time playing and Travis helps out on the farm.
200
Why is Old Yeller a meat stealing mangy animal?
What is Old Yeller is a stray dog that is dirty and hungry.
300
What does the word lick mean in the following sentence?
Then I swung my chopping axe high and wheeled, aiming to cave in the she bear's head with the first lick.
What is hit.
300
The she bear and Old Yeller are both protecting?
What is their family.
300
Travis does chores and helps to take care if the family farm. He has a lot of what ?
What is responsibility.
300
How does Travis’s feeling change for his brother Arliss?
What is Travis thought his brother was annoying and now he realizes how much he loves him.
300
How do the words lunging, roaring, scrambling, and slashing provide sensory detail?
What is sensory details give information and make events and characters' actions come alive.
400
What does the word frantic mean in the sentence below?
The engineer was frantic when he discovered that the brakes on the train did not work.
What is fearful.
400
Both the she bear and Old Yeller show they are angry by?
What is showing their teeth.
400
"The sweat poured off me" and "I was worn down to the nub" shows that Travis is?
What is Travis is a hard worker.
400
How does Travis know that Arliss is hurt and not playing?
What is Arliss's cry is more frantic.
400
Why do you think the author chose Travis to tell the story?
What is the author wanted the reader to feel Travis's fear and panic.
500
What does the word strained mean in the sentence below?
The farmer strained to lift the giant pumpkin.
What is hurt one's muscles.
500
You can characterize Old Yeller and Travis as?
What is brave.
500
How can Travis infer that Old Yeller thought the fight will the bear was fun?
What is Old Yeller bounds in and licks everyone’s face, barking excitedly.
500
How do you know Old Yeller hit the she bear hard from the following sentence.
Old Yeller piled into the she bears side, he rolled her clear off her feet.
What is Old Yeller is a lot smaller and lighter than the bear.
500
Why does Travis suddenly feel frighten after he rescues Arliss?
What is Arliss is out of danger, so Travis can think clearly and realized how close he came to having to defend Arliss against the bear.