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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does McDonald say will change everything about the town of Butcher's Crossing soon?
(a) The annexation of the territory.
(b) The arrival of the railroad.
(c) The arrival of winter.
(d) The arrival of a sheriff.

2. What object does Charley lose in the snow?
(a) His Bible.
(b) His cup.
(c) His eyeglasses.
(d) His fork.

3. How far away from Miller are the buffalo before he starts shooting?
(a) 150 yards.
(b) 20 yards.
(c) 50 yards.
(d) 300 yards.

4. What type of food does Schneider muse about missing?
(a) Greens.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Beans.

5. What objects does Schneider realize have been weighing down the thirsty oxen due to their nearly two-ton weight?
(a) Guns and bullets.
(b) Coffee and anvils.
(c) Gun powder and bullets.
(d) Shovels and other tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. McDonald asks Andrews for a favor before he leaves McDonald's presence. What is it?

2. Schneider is drawing how many dollars per month during the buffalo expedition?

3. What new habit of Schneider's alarms Andrews?

4. When the hunting party camps on the open prairie, how much water is left after they allow the horses and oxen to drink?

5. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?

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