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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a sound perceived by Andrews during his brief periods of wakefulness during his first night in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) A shrill scream.
(b) The laughter of a woman.
(c) The jingling of bridle bells.
(d) The sounds of voices.

2. When the hunting party comes upon a man traveling from Ohio to California, what problem is the man having?
(a) His horse is lame.
(b) His mule is lame.
(c) His dog is rabid.
(d) He has run out of water.

3. What type of food does Schneider muse about missing?
(a) Beans.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Greens.

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

5. By dark, how many "fair-sized trees" have the two men chopping firewood felled?
(a) Half a dozen.
(b) Two dozen.
(c) Three dozen.
(d) A dozen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many buffalo does Miller say the pile of bones represents?

3. What event does McDonald say will change everything about the town of Butcher's Crossing soon?

4. Who rides beside Andrews throughout the hunting expedition?

5. To what state will the hunting expedition travel?

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