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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?
(a) Metal.
(b) Paste.
(c) Wood.
(d) Glue.

2. What number room is Andrews given when he checks into the hotel in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 15.
(b) 60.
(c) 30.
(d) 12.

3. Who funds the hunting expedition?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) McDonald.
(d) Charley.

4. What type of animal will be hunted during the hunting expedition?
(a) Elk.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Caribou.
(d) Bighorn sheep.

5. Miller states that people with what jobs will come to collect the buffalo bones?
(a) Jewelry makers.
(b) Oil barons.
(c) Blacksmiths.
(d) Farmers.

6. 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) He likes to see Andrews suffer.
(c) The sharp grass off the trail will hurt the oxen's hooves.
(d) He wants the oxen team to learn how to work together on an uneven trail.

7. 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 slowly.
(b) Because they are moving too quickly.
(c) Because they are traveling deeper into the wilderness.
(d) Because they do not appear to have a skinner with them.

8. What is the name of the trail the hunting party takes to reach the Colorado territory?
(a) The Smoky Hill trail.
(b) The Snake River trail.
(c) The Golden Peninsula trail.
(d) The Foggy Mountain trail.

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

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

11. What sort of luggage does John Williams describe being carried by the protagonist on his trip to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) No luggage.
(b) A carpetbag.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A rucksack.

12. What happens to cause Miller to decide to use the last of the party's water for the oxen and horses?
(a) One of the horses stumbles and falls down.
(b) Andrews pleads with him to help the animals.
(c) He notices that the horses are no longer sweating.
(d) One of the oxen stumbles and falls down.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Charley lost a part of his body?

2. McDonald warns Andrews not to talk to hunters in town for what reason?

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

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

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

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