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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. How had Charley lost a part of his body?
(a) In a coach accident.
(b) In a blizzard.
(c) In a blacksmith accident.
(d) In a tanning accident.

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

3. 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) Garrett.
(c) Ellsworth.
(d) Bullock.

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

5. When Miller asks why Andrews had turned down a job with McDonald, what is Andrews's reply?
(a) He does not think he would like McDonald's managerial style.
(b) He does not want to be tied down.
(c) He has no experience in tanning hides.
(d) He has no experience in blacksmith work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Andrews presents a letter to McDonald when he finds him in Butcher's Crossing. By whom is the letter signed?

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

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. Who funds the hunting expedition?

(see the answer key)

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