View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Miller keep the hunting party on the trail, even though the land to the sides of the trail is more level?
(a) The sharp grass off the trail will hurt the oxen's hooves.
(b) He likes to see Andrews suffer.
(c) He wants the oxen team to learn how to work together on an uneven trail.
(d) He is worried the team will become lost if they venture away from the trail.

2. What substance does the person who poisons the wolves use to poison them?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Strychnine.
(c) Morning glories.
(d) Nightshade.

3. Miller states that it is "likely as not" (184) that Schneider has done what in the night?
(a) Taken off for home.
(b) Drunk the last of the water.
(c) Frozen to death.
(d) Stolen the buffalo hides.

4. Who is the member of the hunting party responsible for hunting food so that the party can make it through the winter?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Charley.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event does McDonald say will change everything about the town of Butcher's Crossing soon?

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

4. When Andrews awakes on the morning of the hunt's first day, who is already up and active?

5. How far away from Miller are the buffalo before he starts shooting?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 266 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample