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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. Miller jokes that the men may not find Schneider until after what event?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Dark.
(c) Easter.
(d) The spring thaw.

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

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

4. What is Miller's reply when Andrews asks him how long the hunting party will be snowed in?
(a) At least a month.
(b) Until the pass thaws.
(c) Until February.
(d) At least 2 weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miller do when he approaches the dead leader of the buffalo herd?

2. Who is the first to ask Andrews if he is alright the morning the men awake to a snow-covered world?

3. About what issue does Schneider tease Andrews?

4. What does Miller remark about the movement of the buffalo herd when the party wakes up on the day the hunt begins?

5. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the loss of the buffalo hides in the river symbolize?

2. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?

3. How does Miller feel about the coming winter and why?

4. What is the significance of Andrews's growing comfort with the grisly nature of the buffalo skinning process?

5. After reading about Schneider's death, what instances of foreshadowing are now visible to the reader?

6. How is Miller's monomaniacal nature demonstrated in his response to Schneider's comment that they do not have to hunt any more buffalo?

7. What is the author's purpose for including each hunting party member's reaction to the coming winter?

8. Discuss the irony present in the depiction of Schneider's death.

9. How does Schneider's death affect Andrews?

10. How does Andrews's view of Miller change during the last hour of the buffalo hunt?

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