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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. Who sharpens all of the knives brought along by the hunting party?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Miller.
2. What happens to cause Miller to decide to use the last of the party's water for the oxen and horses?
(a) Andrews pleads with him to help the animals.
(b) One of the horses stumbles and falls down.
(c) One of the oxen stumbles and falls down.
(d) He notices that the horses are no longer sweating.
3. What report does Miller make after inspecting the state of the men's horses?
(a) He says that the horses seem to be in good shape.
(b) He says that one of the horses is now lame.
(c) He says that two of the horses have frozen to death.
(d) He says that the horses will reach starvation mode soon.
4. Who momentarily decides to try to get back to Butcher's Crossing even though the party is snowed in?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Francine.
(d) Andrews.
5. Miller tells Andrews that buffalo move toward a watering hole in what manner?
(a) They run headlong toward the water and trample one another in the process.
(b) They converge upon the water no matter what types of animals are already drinking.
(c) They line up single file and then spread out as they come closer to the water.
(d) They visit the water in groups and take turns drinking.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the member of the hunting party responsible for hunting food so that the party can make it through the winter?
2. Miller reports that during his ride, he had seen snow up to how many feet deep?
3. What is Miller's reply when Schneider tells Miller to stop shooting because he has already killed 60 or 70 buffalo?
4. How many buffalo does Miller say the pile of bones represents?
5. For what reason does Miller say that the buffalo hunters they hear on the first night must not "have many hides" (76)?
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