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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. About what issue does Schneider tease Andrews?
2. Miller reports that during his ride, he had seen snow up to how many feet deep?
3. 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?
4. How many days does it take the members of the hunting party to finish their shelter?
5. What is NOT an element of the hunting party's breakfast on the first morning of the hunt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the men on the hunting expedition prepare their beds on the night before the buffalo hunt?
2. What event forces Miller to stop killing buffalo once he has reduced the herd by at least two-thirds?
3. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?
4. What are Miller's first words after the accident with the wagon in the river and what do they indicate about his character?
5. How does Miller's explanation of his shooting mistake jibe with Andrews's own feelings about fate and consciousness?
6. How does Williams depict Andrews's change in perspective in relation to the grisly task of skinning buffalo?
7. How does Schneider's death occur?
8. How does Miller feel about the coming winter and why?
9. What is the irony inherent in Miller's response to Schneider's request that Miller begin the hunt slowly?
10. How does Charley feel about the coming of winter and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Look carefully at the passages of the novel that describe the friction between Schneider and Miller. What is the author's purpose for discussing at length the nature of the friction between these two men?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why the author of Butcher's Crossing sets the mood for the novel by including an Epigraphs section.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.
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