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

2. Miller instructs Andrews that when shooting buffalo, one should aim just a little behind what part of the buffalo?
(a) The flank.
(b) The shoulder blade.
(c) The throat.
(d) The ribs.

3. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?
(a) Charley.
(b) Miller.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Andrews.

4. How does Andrews respond to the question about whether he has had a "rough day" (75) on the first day of the trip?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He blurts out that he wants to go back to Boston.
(c) He nods.
(d) He shakes his head no.

5. Who is sleeping in the snow mound directly adjacent to Andrews's mound?
(a) Miller and Charley.
(b) Schneider and Charley.
(c) Francine.
(d) Miller and Schneider.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sharpens all of the knives brought along by the hunting party?

2. Miller states that the people who come to collect the buffalo bones will use the bones for what purpose?

3. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?

4. Who carries Miller's supply of ammunition during the hunt?

5. Once the men get a fire started, who thrusts "his boots close to the fire, and almost into it" (186)?

(see the answer key)

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