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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. For what reason does McDonald "wave angrily" at Andrews when Andrews leaves his office after their first meeting?
(a) Because Andrews had been unable to pay his father's debts to McDonald.
(b) Because Andrews had been unwilling to be placed in a blacksmith apprenticeship.
(c) Because McDonald had been unable to talk Andrews out of meeting the hunters.
(d) Because he knows that Andrews is about to take advantage of his kindness.

2. For how long had Andrews been traveling before stopping in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 week.

3. At what point does the reader learn that the protagonist's name is William Andrews?
(a) When he tells Francine his name.
(b) When he signs his name at the bank.
(c) When he signs his name at the hotel.
(d) When he signs his name at the post office.

4. Miller states that the people who come to collect the buffalo bones will use the bones for what purpose?
(a) Rein adornments.
(b) Pendants.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Marrow extraction.

5. Andrews asks the hotel clerk if the clerk knows a man by what surname?
(a) McDonald.
(b) McGillicuddy.
(c) Steinway.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal will be hunted during the hunting expedition?

2. Who drives the oxen team during the hunting expedition?

3. Whom does McDonald describe as not knowing "what to do with themselves" (22)?

4. How many weeks of provisions does the hunting party bring on the trip?

5. What is NOT a sound perceived by Andrews during his brief periods of wakefulness during his first night in Butcher's Crossing?

(see the answer key)

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