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

2. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?
(a) Miller.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Charley.
(d) Schneider.

3. Who serves as the leader of the hunting expedition?
(a) Charley.
(b) McDonald.
(c) Miller.
(d) Schneider.

4. Miller states that the people who come to collect the buffalo bones will use the bones for what purpose?
(a) Marrow extraction.
(b) Rein adornments.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Pendants.

5. What color is the Smoky Hill River?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives the oxen team during the hunting expedition?

2. The hunting party leaves Butcher's Crossing on the 25th day of what month?

3. What is Andrews's reply when Schneider asks him whether he wants to side with Miller or himself on the subject of finding water?

4. How does Andrews attempt to alleviate the pain he is feeling from riding on the first day of the expedition?

5. How is the protagonist's facial complexion described?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What is Andrews's true aim in coming to Butcher's Crossing?

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

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

7. When Andrews is unable to explain to McDonald his esoteric reasons for coming west, what does he tell McDonald instead?

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

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

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

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