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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the hunting party comes upon a man traveling from Ohio to California, what problem is the man having?
(a) His horse is lame.
(b) He has run out of water.
(c) His dog is rabid.
(d) His mule is lame.

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 cousin.
(b) By Andrews's uncle.
(c) By Andrews's brother.
(d) By Andrews's father.

3. To what state will the hunting expedition travel?
(a) Colorado.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Montana.
(d) California.

4. How does McDonald describe the town of Butcher's Crossing on the day Andrews first comes to see him?
(a) A railroad town.
(b) A coal town.
(c) A one-horse town.
(d) A hide town.

5. The bartender tells Andrews that when he does find Miller, Miller will likely be sitting with whom?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Andrews's father.
(d) Francine.

6. When Miller asks why Andrews had turned down a job with McDonald, what is Andrews's reply?
(a) He does not think he would like McDonald's managerial style.
(b) He does not want to be tied down.
(c) He has no experience in tanning hides.
(d) He has no experience in blacksmith work.

7. What event does McDonald say will change everything about the town of Butcher's Crossing soon?
(a) The arrival of winter.
(b) The arrival of the railroad.
(c) The annexation of the territory.
(d) The arrival of a sheriff.

8. To what state does the trail that Schneider wants to follow toward water eventually lead?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Kentucky.

9. What is the name of the establishment where Andrews finds Miller for the first time?
(a) Jezebel's.
(b) Jackson's.
(c) Juan's.
(d) Johnson's.

10. For what reason does McDonald "wave angrily" at Andrews when Andrews leaves his office after their first meeting?
(a) Because Andrews had been unwilling to be placed in a blacksmith apprenticeship.
(b) Because he knows that Andrews is about to take advantage of his kindness.
(c) Because Andrews had been unable to pay his father's debts to McDonald.
(d) Because McDonald had been unable to talk Andrews out of meeting the hunters.

11. What color is the Smoky Hill River?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

12. On what day of the expedition does the hunting party find a pile of buffalo bones?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

13. 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) He is worried the team will become lost if they venture away from the trail.
(b) The sharp grass off the trail will hurt the oxen's hooves.
(c) He wants the oxen team to learn how to work together on an uneven trail.
(d) He likes to see Andrews suffer.

14. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?
(a) Miller.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Charley.
(d) Andrews.

15. When Andrews finds a hotel room, how much does the room cost per night?
(a) $2.
(b) $12.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal will be hunted during the hunting expedition?

2. How many weeks of provisions does the hunting party bring on the trip?

3. Andrews is told that McDonald can be found in "a little shack just this side of" (15) what feature?

4. 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?

5. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?

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