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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller tells Schneider that his protests about finding water make Miller think that Schneider just wants what?
(a) A medal for bravery.
(b) An extra week of pay.
(c) A black eye.
(d) A nice rest.

2. Who is designated as the person who will follow along behind the hunting party and collect the hides?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Miller.
(d) Charley.

3. By dark, how many "fair-sized trees" have the two men chopping firewood felled?
(a) Two dozen.
(b) Half a dozen.
(c) Three dozen.
(d) A dozen.

4. Who constructs a tent out of canvas and wood once the hunting party sets up camp in the valley?
(a) Andrews and Miller.
(b) Charley and Andrews.
(c) Schneider and Charley.
(d) Miller and Schneider.

5. What does McDonald say he will do now when he is asked by Andrews?
(a) He says he will return to the city.
(b) He says that he will marry and settle down.
(c) He says that he will wait for the buffalo hide market to renew itself.
(d) He says that he will go back to trapping beaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley does NOT cook which food for the hunting party while they are resting near Smoky Hill?

2. About whom does Andrews ask the prostitute he meets at the bar upon the return to Butcher's Crossing?

3. How many buffalo does Miller kill before he cleans out his rifle?

4. What do the men prepare for their first meal in many days?

5. At the start of the novel, the as-yet-unnamed protagonist rides within a stagecoach on its way to what town to Butcher's Crossing?

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