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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 sounds of voices.
(d) The jingling of bridle bells.

2. 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?
(a) Swearingen.
(b) Bullock.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Ellsworth.

3. What type of animal will be hunted during the hunting expedition?
(a) Elk.
(b) Bighorn sheep.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Caribou.

4. For what reason does Miller say that the buffalo hunters they hear on the first night must not "have many hides" (76)?
(a) Because they are traveling deeper into the wilderness.
(b) Because they are moving too slowly.
(c) Because they are moving too quickly.
(d) Because they do not appear to have a skinner with them.

5. About what issue does Schneider tease Andrews?
(a) Andrews's relationship with Francine.
(b) Andrews's lack of hunting experience.
(c) Andrews's young age.
(d) Andrews's soft hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks of provisions does the hunting party bring on the trip?

2. By dark, how many "fair-sized trees" have the two men chopping firewood felled?

3. What is NOT a material used by someone in the hunting party when he turns gunpowder into bullets?

4. Andrews presents a letter to McDonald when he finds him in Butcher's Crossing. By whom is the letter signed?

5. How does McDonald describe the town of Butcher's Crossing on the day Andrews first comes to see him?

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