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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Andrews use to describe the land around him, now that it is covered with snow?
(a) Cold.
(b) Bright.
(c) Strange.
(d) White.

2. What is NOT an element of the hunting party's breakfast on the first morning of the hunt?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Fried mush.
(d) Side meat.

3. Who tells Schneider that he cannot leave because it would endanger the lives of the other men?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) Charley.
(d) McDonald.

4. Miller tells Schneider that there is what between their current location and Denver?
(a) Only trees.
(b) A death trap.
(c) Only snow.
(d) Nothing.

5. What liquid do the members of the hunting party add to the boiling buffalo hides?
(a) Urine.
(b) Honey.
(c) Pomegranate juice.
(d) Coffee.

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

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

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

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

10. What type of shelter do the men construct once they figure out they are snowed in for the winter?
(a) A teepee.
(b) An igloo.
(c) A log cabin.
(d) A lean-to.

11. Who is sleeping in the snow mound directly adjacent to Andrews's mound?
(a) Francine.
(b) Schneider and Charley.
(c) Miller and Charley.
(d) Miller and Schneider.

12. What is Miller's reply when Schneider tells Miller to stop shooting because he has already killed 60 or 70 buffalo?
(a) Miller tells Schneider that he is probably right.
(b) Miller tells Schneider to run and fetch Andrews.
(c) Miller tells Schneider to shut up and to leave him alone.
(d) Miller tells Schneider that he will only kill a few more members of the herd.

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

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

15. How does Charley react to the news that the hunting party is likely snowed in for the winter?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He panics.
(d) He goes to look for more firewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is designated as the person who will follow along behind the hunting party and collect the hides?

2. Miller tells Schneider that if they had to, they could stay in the valley for what amount of time shooting buffalo?

3. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?

4. 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?

5. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?

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