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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. Andrews is told that McDonald can be found in "a little shack just this side of" (15) what feature?
(a) The jail.
(b) The marsh.
(c) The brining pits.
(d) The only restaurant in town.

2. What is the name of the establishment where Andrews finds Miller for the first time?
(a) Juan's.
(b) Johnson's.
(c) Jezebel's.
(d) Jackson's.

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 laughter of a woman.
(c) The sounds of voices.
(d) The jingling of bridle bells.

4. What instruction does the letter from Andrews's family member provide to McDonald?
(a) It says that McDonald should place Andrews in a blacksmith apprenticeship.
(b) It says that McDonald should invest in Andrews's hunting expedition.
(c) It says that McDonald should help Andrews any way he can.
(d) It says that McDonald should pay his debts.

5. When Andrews finds a hotel room, how much does the room cost per night?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) $2.
(c) $4.
(d) $12.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the protagonist's age described?

2. 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?

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?

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

5. At what point does the reader learn that the protagonist's name is William Andrews?

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