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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters VII-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miller remark about the movement of the buffalo herd when the party wakes up on the day the hunt begins?
(a) He says the herd has moved about five miles west.
(b) He says the herd is gone.
(c) He says that the herd has not moved much.
(d) He says the herd has moved about a mile east.

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

3. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?
(a) Glue.
(b) Metal.
(c) Wood.
(d) Paste.

4. The hunting party at one point comes upon the dead carcass of what animal?
(a) A buffalo cow.
(b) A buffalo calf.
(c) A dog.
(d) A buffalo bull.

5. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?
(a) To distract the leader of the herd.
(b) To check the wind direction.
(c) To check the wind speed.
(d) To get Andrews's attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Andrews sleep the night before the hunt begins?

2. What type of food does Schneider muse about missing?

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

4. When Andrews awakes on the morning of the hunt's first day, who is already up and active?

5. To what state does the trail that Schneider wants to follow toward water eventually lead?

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