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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters VII-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hunting party at one point comes upon the dead carcass of what animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A buffalo calf.
(c) A buffalo bull.
(d) A buffalo cow.

2. Who tells Schneider that he cannot leave because it would endanger the lives of the other men?
(a) McDonald.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Charley.
(d) Miller.

3. Who momentarily decides to try to get back to Butcher's Crossing even though the party is snowed in?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Francine.
(c) Charley.
(d) Andrews.

4. What report does Miller make after inspecting the state of the men's horses?
(a) He says that one of the horses is now lame.
(b) He says that the horses will reach starvation mode soon.
(c) He says that the horses seem to be in good shape.
(d) He says that two of the horses have frozen to death.

5. Against which natural feature does Charley build the party's fire once they have set up camp in the valley?
(a) A cave.
(b) A plateau.
(c) A boulder.
(d) A forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose do the members of the hunting party add a particular liquid to the boiling buffalo hides?

2. When the hunting party comes upon a man traveling from Ohio to California, what problem is the man having?

3. How many days does it take the members of the hunting party to finish their shelter?

4. How far away from Miller are the buffalo before he starts shooting?

5. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?

(see the answer key)

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