Old Yeller And The Bear Jeopardy Template

Vocabulary	Brainteasers	More Questions...	Random Questions	Step into the Story
100 Mama reminds Travis that he used to tell some whoppers. What does she mean? Travis used to tell tales.	100 What is Travis doing when he meets the bear? He is splitting rails.	100 Why did Arliss's family worry very much when they heard Arliss scream? He was a screamer by nature and he always screams.	100 Where is Travis' father? On a long cattle drive.	100 How would you feel about a life like Travis' in the Texas frontier? Answers will vary.
200 Mama found a tangled-up mess of grasshoppers. Tangled-up means Mixed up and stuck together.	200 The story was written in what point of view? First Peron	200 When Travis heard Arliss scream a second time, how did Travis know Arliss was in trouble? It was frantic and loud.	200 Name an animal Arliss brought into the house. Baby copperhead, a green speckled tree frog, a young bird...	100 What part of frontier life sounds fun or rewarding? Answers will vary.
300 Arliss told so many big yarns. A yarn is a made-up story	300 What does Arliss do to upset his mother? By bringing home animals of every kind.	300 Why didn't Travis recognize the wimpering and crying as coming from Arliss? The wimpering was coming from a bear cub.	300 When and where does the story take place? 1860s in Texas.	100 What parts would be difficult for you? Answers will vary.
400 Little Arliss's second scream was more frabtic than the first. Frantic means worried and afraid	400 How does Mama treat Arliss's hands after the fish "fins" them? By wrapping them in poultice of mashed up prickly pear root to draw out the poison.	400 In the story, Travis plans to hit the bear with his ax	400 What responsibilites did women and children have while men werte away on cattle drives? They took care of the house.	100 Compare "Old Yeller" with "Buffalo Hunt". Answers will vary.
500 When Mama yells, "Hurry, son! Run!" Travis becomes spooked. Another word for spooked is scared	500 What does Travis say the Yeller dog will do to Arliss? Make him the biggest liar in Texas.	500 At the end of the story it seems as if Old Yeller thought he had been playing	500 What dangers and struggles were part of life on the the Texas frontier? Dangerous animals...	100 What do Mama and Sacagawea have in common? Answers will vary.

Old Yeller and the Bear

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