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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. When Miller asks why Andrews had turned down a job with McDonald, what is Andrews's reply?
(a) He has no experience in tanning hides.
(b) He does not think he would like McDonald's managerial style.
(c) He does not want to be tied down.
(d) He has no experience in blacksmith work.

2. Once Andrews settles into his hotel room, he realizes that he has not seen one iteration of which object within the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Glass window.
(c) Smile.
(d) Cloud in the sky.

3. What type of animal will be hunted during the hunting expedition?
(a) Bighorn sheep.
(b) Elk.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Caribou.

4. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?
(a) Metal.
(b) Paste.
(c) Wood.
(d) Glue.

5. For what reason does Miller say that the buffalo hunters they hear on the first night must not "have many hides" (76)?
(a) Because they are traveling deeper into the wilderness.
(b) Because they do not appear to have a skinner with them.
(c) Because they are moving too slowly.
(d) Because they are moving too quickly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who serves as the leader of the hunting expedition?

3. How does Andrews respond to the question about whether he has had a "rough day" (75) on the first day of the trip?

4. What is NOT a type of business operating within the town of Butcher's Crossing?

5. On what day of the expedition does the hunting party find a pile of buffalo bones?

Short Essay Questions

1. What signs does the hunting party see that point to the presence of buffalo before they actually see any?

2. 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)?

3. What is the symbolism of the Smoky Hill trail?

4. What is the first real danger faced by the buffalo hunting party at the center of the story?

5. What is the main hardship Andrews faces in the first days of the hunting expedition?

6. What is the significance of the field of buffalo bones depicted in the narrative?

7. What query is made within the letter from Andrews's father to McDonald and how does McDonald respond?

8. What do Miller's comments about the dwindling number of buffalo show about his character?

9. What is shown about Andrews's character in the passage when he tries to summon the images of the Colorado territory he has seen in books and magazines?

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

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