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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. Miller tells Schneider that one time he had been snowed in all by himself in what state?
2. What report does Miller make after inspecting the state of the men's horses?
3. What items belonging to the hunting party are found to have blown away during the blizzard?
4. What substance does the person who poisons the wolves use to poison them?
5. What new habit of Schneider's alarms Andrews?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Charley feel about the coming of winter and why?
2. What is the irony inherent in Miller's response to Schneider's request that Miller begin the hunt slowly?
3. What is the significance of Andrews's growing comfort with the grisly nature of the buffalo skinning process?
4. How does Andrews feel about the coming of winter and why?
5. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?
6. How does Williams depict Andrews's change in perspective in relation to the grisly task of skinning buffalo?
7. What is the result of Miller's decision to keep hunting after Schneider protests the extension of the hunt?
8. How does Andrews view Miller's actions as he takes the steps necessary to turn gunpowder into bullets?
9. What is demonstrated about Miller's character when he voices the desire to bring back a huge load of hides to show the hunters in Butcher's Crossing?
10. How does Schneider's death occur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine the author's message in Butcher's Crossing regarding the dangerous and volatile qualities of the natural world.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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