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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Miller say that the buffalo hunters they hear on the first night must not "have many hides" (76)?
(a) Because they are moving too quickly.
(b) Because they are traveling deeper into the wilderness.
(c) Because they are moving too slowly.
(d) Because they do not appear to have a skinner with them.

2. What is NOT a quality of the hunting party's horses by noon on the first day of the expedition?
(a) There are white flecks of foam covering their mouths.
(b) They continually shake their heads against the bits.
(c) Their hides are shining with sweat.
(d) They are irritable and are trying to bite one another.

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

4. Miller states that people with what jobs will come to collect the buffalo bones?
(a) Blacksmiths.
(b) Oil barons.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Jewelry makers.

5. What is the name of the trail the hunting party takes to reach the Colorado territory?
(a) The Golden Peninsula trail.
(b) The Foggy Mountain trail.
(c) The Smoky Hill trail.
(d) The Snake River trail.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the protagonist's facial complexion described?

2. How is the protagonist's age described?

3. What is the name of the establishment where Andrews finds Miller for the first time?

4. For what reason does McDonald "wave angrily" at Andrews when Andrews leaves his office after their first meeting?

5. Who calls into question Miller's recollection of the sought valley's location just before the hunting party reaches it?

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