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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. On what day of the expedition does the hunting party find a pile of buffalo bones?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. When Charley sits down at the end of his reaction to the news that the party might be snowed in for the winter, who does he name as the person who will fix their problem?
(a) Marshall Cogburn.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Miller.
(d) Schneider.

3. Who is the first to ask Andrews if he is alright the morning the men awake to a snow-covered world?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Miller.
(d) McDonald.

4. For what purpose do the members of the hunting party add a particular liquid to the boiling buffalo hides?
(a) To reduce the stench of the hides.
(b) To chase vermin out of the hides.
(c) To add color to the hides.
(d) To remove the stiffness from the hides.

5. When Andrews awakes on the morning of the hunt's first day, who is already up and active?
(a) Charley.
(b) Miller and Schneider.
(c) Miller.
(d) Schneider.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller jokes that the men may not find Schneider until after what event?

2. How long ago does Miller say the hunt took place that resulted in the pile of buffalo bones?

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

4. What is the canvas and wooden tent meant to protect?

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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