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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. What had Andrews been doing back east before traveling to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) He had spent one year at Harvard College.
(b) He had spent three years at Harvard College.
(c) He had spent two years at Harvard College.
(d) He had spent one semester at Harvard College.

5. 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.

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

7. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?
(a) The horizon.
(b) Miller's back.
(c) Charley's reins.
(d) Schneider's back.

8. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?
(a) The clerk replies that he has never heard the name before.
(b) The clerk replies that he does know the man and so does everyone else.
(c) The clerk replies that they do not meet many strangers in Butcher's Crossing.
(d) The clerk replies that he will need to be paid for any information he provides.

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

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

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. 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.

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

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

15. 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 likes to see Andrews suffer.
(b) The sharp grass off the trail will hurt the oxen's hooves.
(c) He is worried the team will become lost if they venture away from the trail.
(d) He wants the oxen team to learn how to work together on an uneven trail.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hunting party leaves Butcher's Crossing on the 25th day of what month?

2. Which of Charley's body parts is missing?

3. What number room is Andrews given when he checks into the hotel in Butcher's Crossing?

4. McDonald asks Andrews for a favor before he leaves McDonald's presence. What is it?

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

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