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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 is Miller's reply when Andrews asks him how long the hunting party will be snowed in?
(a) Until February.
(b) At least 2 weeks.
(c) Until the pass thaws.
(d) At least a month.

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

3. Who leads Charley toward the fire so that he will not freeze to death?
(a) Schneider.
(b) McDonald.
(c) Miller.
(d) Andrews.

4. What new habit of Schneider's alarms Andrews?
(a) Schneider whispers sweet nothings to no one in the night.
(b) Schneider no longer drinks water.
(c) Schneider no longer speaks at all.
(d) Schneider practices shooting nearly every minute of the day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?

2. What report does Miller make after inspecting the state of the men's horses?

3. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?

4. Who drives the oxen team during the hunting expedition?

5. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?

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