View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Bullock.
(b) Ellsworth.
(c) Swearingen.
(d) Garrett.

2. For how long does Charley dig in the snow to find his lost object?
(a) Two hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.

3. For how much does McDonald offer to sell his buffalo hides to Miller?
(a) $2 apiece.
(b) 25 cents apiece.
(c) $1 apiece.
(d) 10 cents apiece.

4. About whom does Andrews ask the prostitute he meets at the bar upon the return to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Andrews's father.
(b) Miller.
(c) Francine.
(d) Schneider.

5. Which member of the hunting party believes that Miller cares more about the buffalo hides than he does about human life?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Andrews.
(d) McDonald.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Once the men get a fire started, who thrusts "his boots close to the fire, and almost into it" (186)?

3. What does McDonald say he will do now when he is asked by Andrews?

4. How does McDonald describe the town of Butcher's Crossing on the day Andrews first comes to see him?

5. How many buildings are described as making up the town of Butcher's Crossing?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 259 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample