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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?
(a) To distract the leader of the herd.
(b) To check the wind speed.
(c) To get Andrews's attention.
(d) To check the wind direction.

2. When Charley sits down at the end of his reaction to the news that the party might be snowed in for the winter, who does he name as the person who will fix their problem?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Miller.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Marshall Cogburn.

3. Who is the first to ask Andrews if he is alright the morning the men awake to a snow-covered world?
(a) Miller.
(b) Charley.
(c) Schneider.
(d) McDonald.

4. Who is in charge of poisoning the wolves in the valley?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Charley.

5. How many steps toward the men does the leader of the herd take before he falls to the ground?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

6. What does Miller do when he approaches the dead leader of the buffalo herd?
(a) He scuffs its fur with the toe of his boot.
(b) He rolls it over.
(c) He shoots it again to make sure it is dead.
(d) He kicks it in the ribs.

7. What does Miller remark about the movement of the buffalo herd when the party wakes up on the day the hunt begins?
(a) He says the herd is gone.
(b) He says that the herd has not moved much.
(c) He says the herd has moved about five miles west.
(d) He says the herd has moved about a mile east.

8. For how many days have the members of the hunting party gone without food by the time Miller rides up to look at the snow?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

9. Who momentarily decides to try to get back to Butcher's Crossing even though the party is snowed in?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Francine.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Charley.

10. What instruction does Miller give Andrews about the leader of the buffalo herd?
(a) He says that one should never kill the leader of the herd.
(b) He says that one should locate and kill the leader of the herd first.
(c) He says that the leader of the buffalo herd is the most dangerous.
(d) He says that the leader of the herd must be killed only after the whole herd is dead.

11. Who cuts a supply of firewood once the hunting party sets up camp in the valley?
(a) Andrews and Schneider.
(b) Miller and Charley.
(c) Miller and Schneider.
(d) Charley and Andrews.

12. For how long does Charley dig in the snow to find his lost object?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Two hours.

13. After how many days of sleeping in a snow mound does Andrews wake to find snow everywhere upon the land?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

14. What substance does the person who poisons the wolves use to poison them?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Nightshade.
(c) Morning glories.
(d) Strychnine.

15. What does Miller say will happen if the person who wants to leave tries to make it back to Butcher's Crossing in the snow?
(a) He says the person will die.
(b) He says the person would at least need a companion.
(c) He says the person does not have the courage.
(d) He says the person has a 50/50 chance at survival.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many buffalo does Miller kill on the first day of the hunt?

2. What is the canvas and wooden tent meant to protect?

3. Miller reports that during his ride, he had seen snow up to how many feet deep?

4. How does Andrews sleep the night before the hunt begins?

5. For what purpose do the members of the hunting party add a particular liquid to the boiling buffalo hides?

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