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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. When Charley sits down at the end of his reaction to the news that the party might be snowed in for the winter, who does he name as the person who will fix their problem?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) Marshall Cogburn.
(d) Schneider.

2. The buffalo hides used by the men to build their shelter are secured with what objects?
(a) Pegs.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Clothespins.
(d) Knives.

3. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?
(a) The clerk replies that he will need to be paid for any information he provides.
(b) The clerk replies that he does know the man and so does everyone else.
(c) The clerk replies that he has never heard the name before.
(d) The clerk replies that they do not meet many strangers in Butcher's Crossing.

4. What term does Miller give the "huge saucerlike depression" (81) the party comes upon?
(a) A buffalo wallow.
(b) A former watering hole.
(c) A buffalo bathtub.
(d) A fault line.

5. Miller tells Schneider that if they had to, they could stay in the valley for what amount of time shooting buffalo?
(a) All year.
(b) All month.
(c) All winter.
(d) All autumn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Andrews sleep the night before the hunt begins?

2. The bartender tells Andrews that when he does find Miller, Miller will likely be sitting with whom?

3. What warning does Schneider give to Miller before the hunt begins?

4. Who tells Andrews to go get his knives so the men can sharpen them?

5. How many buffalo does Miller kill before he cleans out his rifle?

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