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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days have the members of the hunting party gone without food by the time Miller rides up to look at the snow?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

2. Who tells Miller where he can find McDonald?
(a) A hunter.
(b) A banker.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A bartender.

3. How many buffalo hides does McDonald say he himself owns?
(a) 10,000-20,000.
(b) 2,000-3,000.
(c) 60,000-80,000.
(d) 30,000-40,000.

4. What new habit of Schneider's alarms Andrews?
(a) Schneider no longer drinks water.
(b) Schneider practices shooting nearly every minute of the day.
(c) Schneider whispers sweet nothings to no one in the night.
(d) Schneider no longer speaks at all.

5. Who is designated as the person who will follow along behind the hunting party and collect the hides?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Charley.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how much does McDonald offer to sell his buffalo hides to Miller?

2. How many buffalo does Miller kill on the first day of the hunt?

3. How many buffalo does Miller say the pile of bones represents?

4. When Miller tells McDonald how many hides he has stored up in the mountains, what is McDonald's reply?

5. What is NOT a quality of the hunting party's horses by noon on the first day of the expedition?

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