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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who funds the hunting expedition?
2. What is the name of the establishment where Andrews finds Miller for the first time?
3. How many weeks of provisions does the hunting party bring on the trip?
4. Miller tells Schneider that his protests about finding water make Miller think that Schneider just wants what?
5. How is the protagonist's facial complexion described?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Miller think is Schneider's real reason for wanting to deviate from the party's planned path to water?
3. When Andrews is unable to explain to McDonald his esoteric reasons for coming west, what does he tell McDonald instead?
4. What signs does the hunting party see that point to the presence of buffalo before they actually see any?
5. What is Andrews's true aim in coming to Butcher's Crossing?
6. How does the dream motif appear within the passages of Andrews's anticipation of the hunting expedition?
7. What do Miller's comments about the dwindling number of buffalo show about his character?
8. How is irony present within Miller's discussion of how every part of a buffalo can be used for some human purpose?
9. How do Andrews's physical changes over the first few weeks of the expedition indicate psychological changes as well?
10. 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)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
How is the motif of dreams included and treated within John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Andrews's character throughout the novel. Discuss whether the protagonist is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
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