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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. To what state will the hunting expedition travel?
(a) California.
(b) Montana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Colorado.

2. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?
(a) The horizon.
(b) Schneider's back.
(c) Charley's reins.
(d) Miller's back.

3. How long ago does Miller say the hunt took place that resulted in the pile of buffalo bones?
(a) Just under one year.
(b) No more than two years.
(c) No more than one month.
(d) No more than three months.

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

5. What term does Miller give the "huge saucerlike depression" (81) the party comes upon?
(a) A fault line.
(b) A former watering hole.
(c) A buffalo bathtub.
(d) A buffalo wallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Andrews's reply when Schneider asks him whether he wants to side with Miller or himself on the subject of finding water?

2. Who funds the hunting expedition?

3. What is NOT a type of business operating within the town of Butcher's Crossing?

4. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?

5. What color is the Smoky Hill River?

(see the answer key)

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