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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. What does Miller do when he approaches the dead leader of the buffalo herd?
(a) He kicks it in the ribs.
(b) He rolls it over.
(c) He scuffs its fur with the toe of his boot.
(d) He shoots it again to make sure it is dead.

2. What items belonging to the hunting party are found to have blown away during the blizzard?
(a) Two plates.
(b) Two blankets.
(c) Two forks.
(d) Two cups.

3. Miller tells Andrews that buffalo "always face" (127) in what direction?
(a) Upwind.
(b) Northwest.
(c) East.
(d) Downwind.

4. Who carries Miller's supply of ammunition during the hunt?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Miller.

5. What type of shelter do the men construct once they figure out they are snowed in for the winter?
(a) A lean-to.
(b) A teepee.
(c) An igloo.
(d) A log cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning does Schneider give to Miller before the hunt begins?

2. Miller comes back from his ride to report that he had been unable to get within what distance from the pass?

3. Miller instructs Andrews that when shooting buffalo, one should aim just a little behind what part of the buffalo?

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 buffalo does Miller kill before he cleans out his rifle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Schneider's death occur?

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

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

6. What is the result of Miller's decision to keep hunting after Schneider protests the extension of the hunt?

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

8. How does Andrews view Miller's actions as he takes the steps necessary to turn gunpowder into bullets?

9. Describe and analyze the intense clash between Miller and Schneider in Part Two, Chapter VI.

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

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