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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the hunting party do when the sun goes down on the first day of the trip?
(a) They take a short break and light torches.
(b) They stop for dinner and then continue traveling.
(c) They keep traveling.
(d) They bed down for the night.

2. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?
(a) To distract the leader of the herd.
(b) To get Andrews's attention.
(c) To check the wind speed.
(d) To check the wind direction.

3. By dark, how many "fair-sized trees" have the two men chopping firewood felled?
(a) Three dozen.
(b) A dozen.
(c) Two dozen.
(d) Half a dozen.

4. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?
(a) Miller.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Charley.
(d) Schneider.

5. How many buffalo does Miller kill on the first day of the hunt?
(a) 40.
(b) 190.
(c) 70.
(d) 140.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who constructs a tent out of canvas and wood once the hunting party sets up camp in the valley?

2. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?

3. On what day of the expedition does the hunting party find a pile of buffalo bones?

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

5. What does Miller remark about the movement of the buffalo herd when the party wakes up on the day the hunt begins?

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