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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. What brand of rifle does Andrews use during the buffalo hunt?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Colchester.
(c) Smith and Wesson.
(d) Sharp.

2. Andrews presents a letter to McDonald when he finds him in Butcher's Crossing. By whom is the letter signed?
(a) By Andrews's brother.
(b) By Andrews's uncle.
(c) By Andrews's cousin.
(d) By Andrews's father.

3. Miller tells Andrews that buffalo move toward a watering hole in what manner?
(a) They converge upon the water no matter what types of animals are already drinking.
(b) They run headlong toward the water and trample one another in the process.
(c) They line up single file and then spread out as they come closer to the water.
(d) They visit the water in groups and take turns drinking.

4. How many buffalo does Miller say the pile of bones represents?
(a) 20 or 30.
(b) 30 or 40.
(c) 10 or 20.
(d) 300-400.

5. For how long had Andrews been traveling before stopping in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the protagonist's age described?

3. For what purpose do the members of the hunting party add a particular liquid to the boiling buffalo hides?

4. Miller states that the people who come to collect the buffalo bones will use the bones for what purpose?

5. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?

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