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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?
(a) The clerk replies that they do not meet many strangers in Butcher's Crossing.
(b) The clerk replies that he has never heard the name before.
(c) The clerk replies that he does know the man and so does everyone else.
(d) The clerk replies that he will need to be paid for any information he provides.

2. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?
(a) Schneider's back.
(b) Miller's back.
(c) Charley's reins.
(d) The horizon.

3. How many miles does Miller say the hunting party has traveled by noon on the first day?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

4. On his first morning spent in Butcher's Crossing, who tells Andrews where McDonald lives?
(a) The brothel madame.
(b) The post office clerk.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The hotel clerk.

5. What is the name of the establishment where Andrews finds Miller for the first time?
(a) Jackson's.
(b) Johnson's.
(c) Jezebel's.
(d) Juan's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls into question Miller's recollection of the sought valley's location just before the hunting party reaches it?

2. Andrews presents a letter to McDonald when he finds him in Butcher's Crossing. By whom is the letter signed?

3. How had Charley lost a part of his body?

4. To what state will the hunting expedition travel?

5. How is the protagonist's age described?

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