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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?
(a) Chased into Colorado territory.
(b) Killed by a cougar.
(c) Dragged down by a wolf.
(d) Impaled by a rival.

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

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

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

6. Which member of the hunting party believes that Miller cares more about the buffalo hides than he does about human life?
(a) Charley.
(b) McDonald.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Andrews.

7. Who tells Andrews to go get his knives so the men can sharpen them?
(a) Miller.
(b) Schneider.
(c) McDonald.
(d) Charley.

8. About what issue does Schneider tease Andrews?
(a) Andrews's soft hands.
(b) Andrews's relationship with Francine.
(c) Andrews's young age.
(d) Andrews's lack of hunting experience.

9. What report does Miller make after inspecting the state of the men's horses?
(a) He says that two of the horses have frozen to death.
(b) He says that the horses will reach starvation mode soon.
(c) He says that one of the horses is now lame.
(d) He says that the horses seem to be in good shape.

10. Miller tells Andrews that a buffalo never dies from what cause?
(a) A single gunshot wound.
(b) Old age.
(c) Running off a cliff.
(d) Starvation.

11. Who carries Miller's supply of ammunition during the hunt?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Miller.
(d) Andrews.

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

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

14. Miller states that it is "likely as not" (184) that Schneider has done what in the night?
(a) Frozen to death.
(b) Drunk the last of the water.
(c) Stolen the buffalo hides.
(d) Taken off for home.

15. What object does Charley lose in the snow?
(a) His eyeglasses.
(b) His Bible.
(c) His cup.
(d) His fork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Andrews use to describe the land around him, now that it is covered with snow?

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

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

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

5. What does Miller do when he approaches the dead leader of the buffalo herd?

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