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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many weeks of provisions does the hunting party bring on the trip?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. What objects does Schneider realize have been weighing down the thirsty oxen due to their nearly two-ton weight?
(a) Coffee and anvils.
(b) Guns and bullets.
(c) Gun powder and bullets.
(d) Shovels and other tools.

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

4. At what point does the reader learn that the protagonist's name is William Andrews?
(a) When he signs his name at the hotel.
(b) When he tells Francine his name.
(c) When he signs his name at the post office.
(d) When he signs his name at the bank.

5. How many buildings are described as making up the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 9.
(b) 20.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The bartender tells Andrews that when he does find Miller, Miller will likely be sitting with whom?

3. To what state will the hunting expedition travel?

4. When the hunting party camps on the open prairie, how much water is left after they allow the horses and oxen to drink?

5. 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?

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