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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the hunting party do when the sun goes down on the first day of the trip?
(a) They bed down for the night.
(b) They stop for dinner and then continue traveling.
(c) They keep traveling.
(d) They take a short break and light torches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. From what city had Andrews originally begun his journey to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Albany.

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

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

13. How is the protagonist's facial complexion described?
(a) Freckled.
(b) Pockmarked.
(c) Fair.
(d) Swarthy.

14. 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 he does not want to lose a week following Schneider's plan.
(b) Andrews says that he is mighty thirsty, so he thinks they should go with Schneider's plan.
(c) Andrews says that whatever Miller says goes, since he is the expedition leader.
(d) Andrews says he has no right to speak because he does not know the country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley does NOT cook which food for the hunting party while they are resting near Smoky Hill?

2. For what reason does McDonald "wave angrily" at Andrews when Andrews leaves his office after their first meeting?

3. When the hunting party camps on the open prairie, how much water is left after they allow the horses and oxen to drink?

4. Miller states that the people who come to collect the buffalo bones will use the bones for what purpose?

5. Who rides beside Andrews throughout the hunting expedition?

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