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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 men get a fire started, who thrusts "his boots close to the fire, and almost into it" (186)?
2. For what purpose do the members of the hunting party add a particular liquid to the boiling buffalo hides?
3. What liquid do the members of the hunting party add to the boiling buffalo hides?
4. Miller tells Schneider that if they had to, they could stay in the valley for what amount of time shooting buffalo?
5. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Schneider's death affect Andrews?
2. How does Miller feel about the coming winter and why?
3. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?
4. Why must the men construct a wooden and canvas tent once they set up for the hunt?
5. How does Andrews feel about the coming of winter and why?
6. What does the loss of the buffalo hides in the river symbolize?
7. How does Williams depict Andrews's change in perspective in relation to the grisly task of skinning buffalo?
8. How does Charley feel about the coming of winter and why?
9. After reading about Schneider's death, what instances of foreshadowing are now visible to the reader?
10. What is the result of Miller's decision to keep hunting after Schneider protests the extension of the hunt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the theme of courage function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Postmodern characteristics of John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing and how its Postmodern elements dovetail with its thematic messages.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the author's focus on the the disparity between book knowledge and practical knowledge in John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing. What message is the author sending by making this distinction?
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