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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) One of the oxen stumbles and falls down.
(b) He notices that the horses are no longer sweating.
(c) Andrews pleads with him to help the animals.
(d) One of the horses stumbles and falls down.

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

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

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

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

6. Once Andrews settles into his hotel room, he realizes that he has not seen one iteration of which object within the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Smile.
(b) Glass window.
(c) Cloud in the sky.
(d) Newspaper.

7. Who watches Andrews get down off his horse and asks him if he has had a "rough day" (75)?
(a) Charley.
(b) McDonald.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Miller.

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

9. Miller states that the people who come to collect the buffalo bones will use the bones for what purpose?
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Pendants.
(c) Marrow extraction.
(d) Rein adornments.

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

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

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

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

14. 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 coal town.
(c) A hide town.
(d) A railroad town.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Andrews attempt to alleviate the pain he is feeling from riding on the first day of the expedition?

3. How many miles does Miller say the hunting party has traveled by noon on the first day?

4. What is NOT a quality of Andrews's character by noon on the first day of the expedition?

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

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