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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. Who is sleeping in the snow mound directly adjacent to Andrews's mound?
2. In what material had Schneider wrapped himself before going to sleep?
3. Who tells Andrews to go get his knives so the men can sharpen them?
4. Who carries Miller's supply of ammunition during the hunt?
5. What type of shelter do the men construct once they figure out they are snowed in for the winter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is demonstrated about Miller's character when he voices the desire to bring back a huge load of hides to show the hunters in Butcher's Crossing?
2. Describe and analyze the intense clash between Miller and Schneider in Part Two, Chapter VI.
3. How does Andrews's view of Miller change during the last hour of the buffalo hunt?
4. What does the loss of the buffalo hides in the river symbolize?
5. Why must the men construct a wooden and canvas tent once they set up for the hunt?
6. How does Miller feel about the coming winter and why?
7. How does Andrews feel about the coming of winter and why?
8. How does Charley feel about the coming of winter and why?
9. What event forces Miller to stop killing buffalo once he has reduced the herd by at least two-thirds?
10. Discuss the irony present in the depiction of Schneider's death.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of Francine's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Francine and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays this character in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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