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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. Who is the member of the hunting party responsible for hunting food so that the party can make it through the winter?
(a) Miller.
(b) Charley.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Schneider.

2. For what purpose do the members of the hunting party add a particular liquid to the boiling buffalo hides?
(a) To add color to the hides.
(b) To reduce the stench of the hides.
(c) To remove the stiffness from the hides.
(d) To chase vermin out of the hides.

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

4. What new habit of Schneider's alarms Andrews?
(a) Schneider no longer drinks water.
(b) Schneider whispers sweet nothings to no one in the night.
(c) Schneider no longer speaks at all.
(d) Schneider practices shooting nearly every minute of the day.

5. Which member of the hunting party believes that Miller cares more about the buffalo hides than he does about human life?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Charley.
(c) Andrews.
(d) McDonald.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many buffalo does Miller kill on the first day of the hunt?

2. How many days does it take the members of the hunting party to finish their shelter?

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

4. Miller tells Andrews that a buffalo never dies from what cause?

5. How many steps toward the men does the leader of the herd take before he falls to the ground?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Schneider's death affect Andrews?

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

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

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

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

6. What event forces Miller to stop killing buffalo once he has reduced the herd by at least two-thirds?

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

8. How does Andrews feel about the coming of winter and why?

9. Why must the men construct a wooden and canvas tent once they set up for the hunt?

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

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