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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller tells Schneider that one time he had been snowed in all by himself in what state?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Wyoming.

2. Miller tells Schneider that Schneider does not have what kind of bone in his body?
(a) Smart.
(b) Smug.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Brave.

3. Schneider is drawing how many dollars per month during the buffalo expedition?
(a) 15.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 30.

4. 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.

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

6. 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) McDonald.
(d) Schneider.

7. Once the men get a fire started, who thrusts "his boots close to the fire, and almost into it" (186)?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) Charley.
(d) Schneider.

8. In what material had Schneider wrapped himself before going to sleep?
(a) Buffalo hides.
(b) Tarps.
(c) Rope.
(d) Canvas.

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

10. What is NOT a material used by someone in the hunting party when he turns gunpowder into bullets?
(a) A spoon.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) A block of wood.
(d) A ladle.

11. Once the hunting party makes it down into the valley, next to what natural feature do they set up camp?
(a) A spring.
(b) A river.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A lake.

12. What new habit of Schneider's alarms Andrews?
(a) Schneider no longer drinks water.
(b) Schneider no longer speaks at all.
(c) Schneider practices shooting nearly every minute of the day.
(d) Schneider whispers sweet nothings to no one in the night.

13. Who is the only member of the party with the skills to turn gunpowder into bullets?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Miller.
(c) Charley.
(d) Schneider.

14. How far away from Miller are the buffalo before he starts shooting?
(a) 300 yards.
(b) 150 yards.
(c) 50 yards.
(d) 20 yards.

15. Who is the member of the hunting party responsible for hunting food so that the party can make it through the winter?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. By dark, how many "fair-sized trees" have the two men chopping firewood felled?

2. What do the men prepare for their first meal in many days?

3. What substance does the person who poisons the wolves use to poison them?

4. Who tells Andrews to go get his knives so the men can sharpen them?

5. Who sharpens all of the knives brought along by the hunting party?

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