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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Miller calls out for the bartender once he, Charley, and Andrews enter the bar?
(a) A stranger comes out from behind the bar.
(b) No one answers.
(c) Someone yells from the back room.
(d) A gunshot is heard.

2. What report does Miller make after inspecting the state of the men's horses?
(a) He says that the horses will reach starvation mode soon.
(b) He says that two of the horses have frozen to death.
(c) He says that one of the horses is now lame.
(d) He says that the horses seem to be in good shape.

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

4. From what city had Andrews originally begun his journey to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Albany.
(b) Boston.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) New York City.

5. Miller tells Andrews that a buffalo never dies from what cause?
(a) Old age.
(b) Running off a cliff.
(c) Starvation.
(d) A single gunshot wound.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The buffalo hides used by the men to build their shelter are secured with what objects?

3. Which of Charley's body parts is missing?

4. Who tells Schneider that he cannot leave because it would endanger the lives of the other men?

5. Once the men get a fire started, who thrusts "his boots close to the fire, and almost into it" (186)?

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