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

2. On his first morning spent in Butcher's Crossing, who tells Andrews where McDonald lives?
(a) The brothel madame.
(b) The post office clerk.
(c) The hotel clerk.
(d) The doctor.

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

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

5. 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 pay his debts.
(c) It says that McDonald should invest in Andrews's hunting expedition.
(d) It says that McDonald should help Andrews any way he can.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a type of business operating within the town of Butcher's Crossing?

2. What number room is Andrews given when he checks into the hotel in Butcher's Crossing?

3. What type of animal will be hunted during the hunting expedition?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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