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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Andrews been doing back east before traveling to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) He had spent one year at Harvard College.
(b) He had spent two years at Harvard College.
(c) He had spent one semester at Harvard College.
(d) He had spent three years at Harvard College.

2. 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 signs his name at the bank.
(c) When he tells Francine his name.
(d) When he signs his name at the post office.

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

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

5. What number room is Andrews given when he checks into the hotel in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. McDonald warns Andrews not to talk to hunters in town for what reason?

2. What does Andrews's family member who wrote the letter to McDonald do for a living?

3. How many buildings are described as making up the town of Butcher's Crossing?

4. Who funds the hunting expedition?

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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