2. Miller tells Schneider that his protests about finding water make Miller think that Schneider just wants what?
(a) A black eye.
(b) A medal for bravery.
(c) A nice rest.
(d) An extra week of pay.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is NOT a quality of the hunting party's horses by noon on the first day of the expedition?
(a) They are irritable and are trying to bite one another.
(b) Their hides are shining with sweat.
(c) They continually shake their heads against the bits.
(d) There are white flecks of foam covering their mouths.

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

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

11. 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 arrival of a sheriff.
(d) The annexation of the territory.

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

13. How does Andrews attempt to alleviate the pain he is feeling from riding on the first day of the expedition?
(a) He tries sitting on the wagon instead.
(b) He tries sitting on one of the oxen instead.
(c) He tries putting his rucksack underneath his saddle.
(d) He tries to get Miller to slow down.

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

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