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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects does Schneider realize have been weighing down the thirsty oxen due to their nearly two-ton weight?
(a) Gun powder and bullets.
(b) Coffee and anvils.
(c) Shovels and other tools.
(d) Guns and bullets.

2. On his first morning spent in Butcher's Crossing, who tells Andrews where McDonald lives?
(a) The brothel madame.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The hotel clerk.
(d) The post office clerk.

3. Miller states that the people who come to collect the buffalo bones will use the bones for what purpose?
(a) Pendants.
(b) Rein adornments.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Marrow extraction.

4. How does Andrews respond to the question about whether he has had a "rough day" (75) on the first day of the trip?
(a) He shakes his head no.
(b) He nods.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He blurts out that he wants to go back to Boston.

5. How many buffalo does Miller say the pile of bones represents?
(a) 30 or 40.
(b) 20 or 30.
(c) 300-400.
(d) 10 or 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miller do to help the man traveling from Ohio to California?

2. For what reason does McDonald "wave angrily" at Andrews when Andrews leaves his office after their first meeting?

3. Who rides beside Andrews throughout the hunting expedition?

4. For how long had Andrews been traveling before stopping in Butcher's Crossing?

5. Who watches Andrews get down off his horse and asks him if he has had a "rough day" (75)?

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