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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 tell his father hello on McDonald's behalf.
(c) McDonald asks Andrews to bring news of Butcher's Crossing back to Boston.
(d) McDonald asks Andrews for a small loan.

4. At what point does the reader learn that the protagonist's name is William Andrews?
(a) When he signs his name at the post office.
(b) When he signs his name at the hotel.
(c) When he tells Francine his name.
(d) When he signs his name at the bank.

5. Which of Charley's body parts is missing?
(a) His left hand.
(b) His right foot.
(c) His left foot.
(d) His right hand.

6. What is Andrews's reply when Schneider asks him whether he wants to side with Miller or himself on the subject of finding water?
(a) Andrews says that whatever Miller says goes, since he is the expedition leader.
(b) Andrews says he has no right to speak because he does not know the country.
(c) Andrews says that he is mighty thirsty, so he thinks they should go with Schneider's plan.
(d) Andrews says that he does not want to lose a week following Schneider's plan.

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

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

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

10. Charley does NOT cook which food for the hunting party while they are resting near Smoky Hill?
(a) Sow belly.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Soaked beans.
(d) Corn fritters.

11. Andrews is told that McDonald can be found in "a little shack just this side of" (15) what feature?
(a) The only restaurant in town.
(b) The jail.
(c) The marsh.
(d) The brining pits.

12. 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.

13. How many weeks of provisions does the hunting party bring on the trip?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

14. Who rides beside Andrews throughout the hunting expedition?
(a) Charley.
(b) McDonald.
(c) Miller.
(d) Schneider.

15. What is NOT a type of business operating within the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Leather goods shop.
(b) Livery stable.
(c) Blacksmith shop.
(d) Dental office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miller do to help the man traveling from Ohio to California?

2. How long ago does Miller say the hunt took place that resulted in the pile of buffalo bones?

3. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?

4. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?

5. Who calls into question Miller's recollection of the sought valley's location just before the hunting party reaches it?

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