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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. What does Andrews's family member who wrote the letter to McDonald do for a living?
(a) He is a blacksmith.
(b) He is a preacher.
(c) He is a dentist.
(d) He is a trapper.

2. Andrews presents a letter to McDonald when he finds him in Butcher's Crossing. By whom is the letter signed?
(a) By Andrews's brother.
(b) By Andrews's uncle.
(c) By Andrews's cousin.
(d) By Andrews's father.

3. The hunting party leaves Butcher's Crossing on the 25th day of what month?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) July.

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

5. Who drives the oxen team during the hunting expedition?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Charley.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?

2. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?

3. How many miles does Miller say the hunting party has traveled by noon on the first day?

4. What objects does Schneider realize have been weighing down the thirsty oxen due to their nearly two-ton weight?

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

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