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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. For how long had Andrews been traveling before stopping in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 months.

2. Who funds the hunting expedition?
(a) Miller.
(b) Andrews.
(c) McDonald.
(d) Charley.

3. What is NOT a sound perceived by Andrews during his brief periods of wakefulness during his first night in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) A shrill scream.
(b) The sounds of voices.
(c) The laughter of a woman.
(d) The jingling of bridle bells.

4. Which of Charley's body parts is missing?
(a) His left hand.
(b) His right hand.
(c) His left foot.
(d) His right foot.

5. 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?
(a) Swearingen.
(b) Bullock.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Ellsworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who serves as the leader of the hunting expedition?

2. How does McDonald describe the town of Butcher's Crossing on the day Andrews first comes to see him?

3. Whom does McDonald describe as not knowing "what to do with themselves" (22)?

4. Andrews is told that McDonald can be found in "a little shack just this side of" (15) what feature?

5. How had Charley lost a part of his body?

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