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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Andrews is told that McDonald can be found in "a little shack just this side of" (15) what feature?
(a) The only restaurant in town.
(b) The brining pits.
(c) The marsh.
(d) The jail.

2. How does Andrews respond to the question about whether he has had a "rough day" (75) on the first day of the trip?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He blurts out that he wants to go back to Boston.
(c) He nods.
(d) He shakes his head no.

3. What is the name of the trail the hunting party takes to reach the Colorado territory?
(a) The Smoky Hill trail.
(b) The Snake River trail.
(c) The Golden Peninsula trail.
(d) The Foggy Mountain trail.

4. How many buffalo does Miller say the pile of bones represents?
(a) 10 or 20.
(b) 30 or 40.
(c) 300-400.
(d) 20 or 30.

5. The hunting party at one point comes upon the dead carcass of what animal?
(a) A buffalo bull.
(b) A buffalo cow.
(c) A dog.
(d) A buffalo calf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a sound perceived by Andrews during his brief periods of wakefulness during his first night in Butcher's Crossing?

2. What does the hunting party do when the sun goes down on the first day of the trip?

3. Miller tells Schneider that his protests about finding water make Miller think that Schneider just wants what?

4. Miller tells Andrews that buffalo move toward a watering hole in what manner?

5. Andrews asks the hotel clerk if the clerk knows a man by what surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how Andrews and McDonald qualify as character foils.

2. How does the theme of racism arise within the character of Miller?

3. What is the author's reason for including McDonald's comment to Andrews that "Young folks…don't know what to do with themselves" (22)?

4. What does the hunting party's thirst symbolize?

5. What does the reader learn about the protagonist before even knowing his name?

6. What reservations does Schneider share about the prospect of the buffalo hunting expedition?

7. What are Miller's reasons for choosing the destination he does for the buffalo hunting expedition?

8. What does Miller think is Schneider's real reason for wanting to deviate from the party's planned path to water?

9. How is foreshadowing employed within the scene focusing on Charley's lost hand?

10. How do Andrews's physical changes over the first few weeks of the expedition indicate psychological changes as well?

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