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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many weeks of provisions does the hunting party bring on the trip?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

2. For what reason does McDonald "wave angrily" at Andrews when Andrews leaves his office after their first meeting?
(a) Because McDonald had been unable to talk Andrews out of meeting the hunters.
(b) Because he knows that Andrews is about to take advantage of his kindness.
(c) Because Andrews had been unable to pay his father's debts to McDonald.
(d) Because Andrews had been unwilling to be placed in a blacksmith apprenticeship.

3. What sort of luggage does John Williams describe being carried by the protagonist on his trip to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A carpetbag.
(c) No luggage.
(d) A rucksack.

4. Andrews asks the hotel clerk if the clerk knows a man by what surname?
(a) Steinway.
(b) McGillicuddy.
(c) McDonald.
(d) Miller.

5. Which of Charley's body parts is missing?
(a) His right foot.
(b) His left foot.
(c) His right hand.
(d) His left hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many buildings are described as making up the town of Butcher's Crossing?

2. What number room is Andrews given when he checks into the hotel in Butcher's Crossing?

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

4. Andrews presents a letter to McDonald when he finds him in Butcher's Crossing. By whom is the letter signed?

5. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is irony present within Miller's discussion of how every part of a buffalo can be used for some human purpose?

2. What is Andrews's true aim in coming to Butcher's Crossing?

3. How do Andrews's physical changes over the first few weeks of the expedition indicate psychological changes as well?

4. For what purpose does Andrews immediately seek McDonald when he reaches Butcher's Crossing?

5. What is the significance of the field of buffalo bones depicted in the narrative?

6. What query is made within the letter from Andrews's father to McDonald and how does McDonald respond?

7. What is the symbolism of the Smoky Hill trail?

8. What signs does the hunting party see that point to the presence of buffalo before they actually see any?

9. How does the theme of racism arise within the character of Miller?

10. What are Miller's reasons for choosing the destination he does for the buffalo hunting expedition?

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