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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. Whom does McDonald describe as not knowing "what to do with themselves" (22)?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Women.
(c) City-dwellers.
(d) Young people.

2. How does McDonald describe the town of Butcher's Crossing on the day Andrews first comes to see him?
(a) A coal town.
(b) A hide town.
(c) A railroad town.
(d) A one-horse town.

3. 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 do not appear to have a skinner with them.
(b) Because they are moving too slowly.
(c) Because they are traveling deeper into the wilderness.
(d) Because they are moving too quickly.

4. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?
(a) Wood.
(b) Metal.
(c) Glue.
(d) Paste.

5. Who rides beside Andrews throughout the hunting expedition?
(a) Miller.
(b) Schneider.
(c) McDonald.
(d) Charley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who funds the hunting expedition?

2. The hunting party leaves Butcher's Crossing on the 25th day of what month?

3. Who drives the oxen team during the hunting expedition?

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

5. What does Miller do to help the man traveling from Ohio to California?

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