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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. Miller tells Andrews that a buffalo never dies from what cause?
(a) Old age.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Running off a cliff.
(d) A single gunshot wound.

2. Miller jokes that the men may not find Schneider until after what event?
(a) The spring thaw.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Dark.
(d) Easter.

3. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?
(a) Dragged down by a wolf.
(b) Killed by a cougar.
(c) Chased into Colorado territory.
(d) Impaled by a rival.

4. When Charley sits down at the end of his reaction to the news that the party might be snowed in for the winter, who does he name as the person who will fix their problem?
(a) Marshall Cogburn.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Miller.
(d) Schneider.

5. Who carries Miller's supply of ammunition during the hunt?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Charley.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miller's reply when Schneider tells Miller to stop shooting because he has already killed 60 or 70 buffalo?

2. What does Miller do when he approaches the dead leader of the buffalo herd?

3. Miller tells Schneider that Schneider does not have what kind of bone in his body?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After reading about Schneider's death, what instances of foreshadowing are now visible to the reader?

2. How does Andrews's view of Miller change during the last hour of the buffalo hunt?

3. What event forces Miller to stop killing buffalo once he has reduced the herd by at least two-thirds?

4. How does Miller's explanation of his shooting mistake jibe with Andrews's own feelings about fate and consciousness?

5. How does Miller feel about the coming winter and why?

6. How do the men on the hunting expedition prepare their beds on the night before the buffalo hunt?

7. What is the author's purpose for including each hunting party member's reaction to the coming winter?

8. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?

9. What are Miller's first words after the accident with the wagon in the river and what do they indicate about his character?

10. How does Andrews view Miller's actions as he takes the steps necessary to turn gunpowder into bullets?

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