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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters IV-VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who serves as the leader of the hunting expedition?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Miller.
(c) Charley.
(d) McDonald.

2. Once the hunting party makes it down into the valley, next to what natural feature do they set up camp?
(a) A spring.
(b) A river.
(c) A lake.
(d) A waterfall.

3. Who rides beside Andrews throughout the hunting expedition?
(a) Miller.
(b) Charley.
(c) McDonald.
(d) Schneider.

4. For how long had Andrews been traveling before stopping in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. Who drives the oxen team during the hunting expedition?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Miller.
(d) Andrews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Miller give the "huge saucerlike depression" (81) the party comes upon?

2. What sort of luggage does John Williams describe being carried by the protagonist on his trip to Butcher's Crossing?

3. When the hunting party camps on the open prairie, how much water is left after they allow the horses and oxen to drink?

4. When Andrews awakes on the morning of the hunt's first day, who is already up and active?

5. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?

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