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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. How many miles does Miller say the hunting party has traveled by noon on the first day?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

2. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?
(a) The clerk replies that they do not meet many strangers in Butcher's Crossing.
(b) The clerk replies that he will need to be paid for any information he provides.
(c) The clerk replies that he has never heard the name before.
(d) The clerk replies that he does know the man and so does everyone else.

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?
(a) Garrett.
(b) Bullock.
(c) Ellsworth.
(d) Swearingen.

4. How many buildings are described as making up the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 20.
(d) 9.

5. To what state does the trail that Schneider wants to follow toward water eventually lead?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What sort of luggage does John Williams describe being carried by the protagonist on his trip to Butcher's Crossing?

3. What is NOT a material used by someone in the hunting party when he turns gunpowder into bullets?

4. Charley does NOT cook which food for the hunting party while they are resting near Smoky Hill?

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

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