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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. From what city had Andrews originally begun his journey to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) New York City.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) Albany.
(d) Boston.

2. Who calls into question Miller's recollection of the sought valley's location just before the hunting party reaches it?
(a) Charley.
(b) Miller.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Andrews.

3. When Miller asks why Andrews had turned down a job with McDonald, what is Andrews's reply?
(a) He has no experience in tanning hides.
(b) He does not think he would like McDonald's managerial style.
(c) He does not want to be tied down.
(d) He has no experience in blacksmith work.

4. What instruction does Miller give Andrews about the leader of the buffalo herd?
(a) He says that the leader of the herd must be killed only after the whole herd is dead.
(b) He says that the leader of the buffalo herd is the most dangerous.
(c) He says that one should never kill the leader of the herd.
(d) He says that one should locate and kill the leader of the herd first.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does McDonald describe as not knowing "what to do with themselves" (22)?

2. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?

3. When the hunting party comes upon a man traveling from Ohio to California, what problem is the man having?

4. How had Charley lost a part of his body?

5. Miller tells Andrews that buffalo "always face" (127) in what direction?

(see the answer key)

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