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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. Which member of the hunting party believes that Miller cares more about the buffalo hides than he does about human life?
2. When Charley sits down at the end of his reaction to the news that the party might be snowed in for the winter, who does he name as the person who will fix their problem?
3. What is NOT a material used by someone in the hunting party when he turns gunpowder into bullets?
4. What is Miller's reply when Schneider tells Miller to stop shooting because he has already killed 60 or 70 buffalo?
5. When Andrews awakes on the morning of the hunt's first day, who is already up and active?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why must the men construct a wooden and canvas tent once they set up for the hunt?
2. What event forces Miller to stop killing buffalo once he has reduced the herd by at least two-thirds?
3. How does Andrews feel about the coming of winter and why?
4. How is Miller's monomaniacal nature demonstrated in his response to Schneider's comment that they do not have to hunt any more buffalo?
5. How does Williams depict Andrews's change in perspective in relation to the grisly task of skinning buffalo?
6. After reading about Schneider's death, what instances of foreshadowing are now visible to the reader?
7. How does Schneider's death occur?
8. How does Andrews view Miller's actions as he takes the steps necessary to turn gunpowder into bullets?
9. How does Andrews's view of Miller change during the last hour of the buffalo hunt?
10. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
What is the author's message regarding the history of America in John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Determine the author's message in Butcher's Crossing regarding the dangerous and volatile qualities of the natural world.
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