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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. Once the hunting party makes it down into the valley, next to what natural feature do they set up camp?
2. What does Miller say will happen if the person who wants to leave tries to make it back to Butcher's Crossing in the snow?
3. How does Charley react to the news that the hunting party is likely snowed in for the winter?
4. What new habit of Schneider's alarms Andrews?
5. Who tells Andrews to go get his knives so the men can sharpen them?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Andrews view Miller's actions as he takes the steps necessary to turn gunpowder into bullets?
2. What is the significance of Andrews's growing comfort with the grisly nature of the buffalo skinning process?
3. How does Andrews's view of Miller change during the last hour of the buffalo hunt?
4. How does Schneider's death occur?
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. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?
7. Describe and analyze the intense clash between Miller and Schneider in Part Two, Chapter VI.
8. Why must the men construct a wooden and canvas tent once they set up for the hunt?
9. How does Schneider's death affect Andrews?
10. What event forces Miller to stop killing buffalo once he has reduced the herd by at least two-thirds?
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
Explicate the theme of violence within John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing. What is the author's message regarding violence and how do you know?
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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