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Old Yeller: Chapter 4
BULL FIGHT
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1. "Mama's face was white as a bed sheet." (43)
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Explain the figurative language in this sentence.
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2. Explain momma's solution to the bull fight. What did she want Travis to do about it? Why did Travis think this was a good idea?
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3. Explain what Travis ended up doing to stop the bulls from "tearing up everything they had."
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4. Explain the "freak accident." (45-48)
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5. Infer what Old Yeller may have been thinking when he saw Travis with the bullwhip?
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6. Why do you think Travis liked to watch animals fight?
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Vocabulary
clamoring (37)
knoll (38)
tallow (38)
astride (42)
lunged (42)
Careened (46)
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