How are Travis's and Mama's reactions to the scene at the spring hole similar?

They both feel they can do nothing to help.

"... all he did was come bounding in..." Why did the author use bounding instead of running?

bounding is more specific and descriptive

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Journeys Lesson 7 Old Yeller Comprehension

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1
What behavior do Little Arliss and Mama have in common in this passage?
screaming
swimming
hunting
lying
2
What does lick mean: "... aiming to cave in the she bear's head with the first lick."
hit
kick
taste
slurp
3
Which word best describes the family's attitude toward Old Yeller at the end of the passage?
grateful
uncertain
interested
jealous
4
The author creates drama by using lots of exciting
verbs and adjectives
adverbs and nouns
nouns and pronouns
adjectives and adverbs
5
How are Travis's and Mama's reactions to the scene at the spring hole similar?
They both attack the mother bear.
They both encourage Little Arliss to attack the mother bear.
They both feel they can do nothing to help.
They both go running for Papa.
6
How are Little Arliss and the bear cub alike?
They both are in the water.
They are both screamers.
The are both frightened.
They both have hold of each other.
7
"The bear chased him for a little piece..." What does a little piece mean?
for a bit of food
for a short distance
until she caught his tail
along the river
8
"... all he did was come bounding in..." Why did the author use bounding instead of running?
running is the wrong part of speech
bounding is more specific and descriptive
running suggests that Old Yeller is untrained
bounding is a better example of a metaphor
9
What word could replace natural: "... it was only natural for me to come to love the dog..."
human
unlikely
obvious
possible
10
Which sentence from the passage is an example of dialect?
"I ran toward the cabin."
"It was that big yeller dog."
"My back muscles ached."
"I didn't wait to see more."

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