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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 the leader of the buffalo herd is the most dangerous.
(c) He says that one should locate and kill the leader of the herd first.
(d) He says that the leader of the herd must be killed only after the whole herd is dead.

5. What brand of rifle does Andrews use during the buffalo hunt?
(a) Smith and Wesson.
(b) Colchester.
(c) Sharp.
(d) Winchester.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

11. Miller instructs Andrews that when shooting buffalo, one should aim just a little behind what part of the buffalo?
(a) The shoulder blade.
(b) The ribs.
(c) The throat.
(d) The flank.

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

13. What do the men prepare for their first meal in many days?
(a) Green beans.
(b) Fritters.
(c) Beans.
(d) Biscuits.

14. Who sharpens all of the knives brought along by the hunting party?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Charley.
(c) Miller.
(d) Andrews.

15. What objects do the members of the hunting party use to create comfortable beds once they set up camp in the valley?
(a) Pine needles.
(b) Grasses.
(c) Sponges.
(d) Pussy willows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge of poisoning the wolves in the valley?

2. How many days does it take the members of the hunting party to finish their shelter?

3. When Andrews awakes on the morning of the hunt's first day, who is already up and active?

4. Miller tells Andrews that buffalo "always face" (127) in what direction?

5. After how many days of sleeping in a snow mound does Andrews wake to find snow everywhere upon the land?

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