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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

12. Who is designated as the person who will follow along behind the hunting party and collect the hides?
(a) Charley.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Miller.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who constructs a tent out of canvas and wood once the hunting party sets up camp in the valley?

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

4. What object does Miller NOT use to get a fire started the morning the men awake to snow covering the land around them?

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

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