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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miller do to help the man traveling from Ohio to California?
(a) He tells the man where to turn off the trail for help.
(b) He shoots the man's rabid dog.
(c) He shoots the man's horse and gives him a new one.
(d) He gives the man a canteen of water.

2. For what reason does Miller say that the buffalo hunters they hear on the first night must not "have many hides" (76)?
(a) Because they are moving too quickly.
(b) Because they are traveling deeper into the wilderness.
(c) Because they do not appear to have a skinner with them.
(d) Because they are moving too slowly.

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

4. How does Andrews respond to the question about whether he has had a "rough day" (75) on the first day of the trip?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He blurts out that he wants to go back to Boston.
(c) He nods.
(d) He shakes his head no.

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

6. Who calls into question Miller's recollection of the sought valley's location just before the hunting party reaches it?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Miller.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Charley.

7. What does Andrews's family member who wrote the letter to McDonald do for a living?
(a) He is a blacksmith.
(b) He is a dentist.
(c) He is a trapper.
(d) He is a preacher.

8. The hunting party leaves Butcher's Crossing on the 25th day of what month?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) August.

9. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?
(a) Schneider's back.
(b) The horizon.
(c) Miller's back.
(d) Charley's reins.

10. McDonald asks Andrews for a favor before he leaves McDonald's presence. What is it?
(a) McDonald asks Andrews to let him know if Andrews is going to be leaving on a hunting expedition.
(b) McDonald asks Andrews to bring news of Butcher's Crossing back to Boston.
(c) McDonald asks Andrews to tell his father hello on McDonald's behalf.
(d) McDonald asks Andrews for a small loan.

11. How many miles does Miller say the hunting party has traveled by noon on the first day?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

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

13. What is NOT a quality of Andrews's character by noon on the first day of the expedition?
(a) The flesh on his thighs is rubbed raw.
(b) His buttocks are numb.
(c) His head is pounding.
(d) He has vomited twice.

14. How long ago does Miller say the hunt took place that resulted in the pile of buffalo bones?
(a) Just under one year.
(b) No more than three months.
(c) No more than two years.
(d) No more than one month.

15. Who serves as the leader of the hunting expedition?
(a) Charley.
(b) Miller.
(c) Schneider.
(d) McDonald.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the hunting party comes upon a man traveling from Ohio to California, what problem is the man having?

2. At what point does the reader learn that the protagonist's name is William Andrews?

3. The hunting party at one point comes upon the dead carcass of what animal?

4. How is the protagonist's facial complexion described?

5. What objects does Schneider realize have been weighing down the thirsty oxen due to their nearly two-ton weight?

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