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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. McDonald asks Andrews for a favor before he leaves McDonald's presence. What is it?
(a) McDonald asks Andrews to bring news of Butcher's Crossing back to Boston.
(b) McDonald asks Andrews to let him know if Andrews is going to be leaving on a hunting expedition.
(c) McDonald asks Andrews for a small loan.
(d) McDonald asks Andrews to tell his father hello on McDonald's behalf.

2. Miller tells Schneider that if they had to, they could stay in the valley for what amount of time shooting buffalo?
(a) All winter.
(b) All year.
(c) All month.
(d) All autumn.

3. When the hunting party camps on the open prairie, how much water is left after they allow the horses and oxen to drink?
(a) One-fourth of the water tank.
(b) A finger's width of the water tank.
(c) One-half of the water tank.
(d) One-tenth of the water tank.

4. Once Andrews settles into his hotel room, he realizes that he has not seen one iteration of which object within the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Smile.
(c) Cloud in the sky.
(d) Glass window.

5. What is the name of the trail the hunting party takes to reach the Colorado territory?
(a) The Golden Peninsula trail.
(b) The Smoky Hill trail.
(c) The Snake River trail.
(d) The Foggy Mountain trail.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles does Miller say the hunting party has traveled by noon on the first day?

2. Who funds the hunting expedition?

3. At the start of the novel, the as-yet-unnamed protagonist rides within a stagecoach on its way to what town to Butcher's Crossing?

4. How many buffalo does Miller kill before he cleans out his rifle?

5. What objects do the members of the hunting party use to create comfortable beds once they set up camp in the valley?

(see the answer key)

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