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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Miller where he can find McDonald?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A bartender.
(d) A banker.

2. What warning does Schneider give to Miller before the hunt begins?
(a) He warns Miller to put blindfolds on the horses before beginning to shoot.
(b) He warns Miller to make sure his bullets are sitting correctly in the chamber.
(c) He warns Miller not to kill too many buffalo at once.
(d) He warns Miller not to waste the party's water on dirty hides.

3. Whom does McDonald describe as not knowing "what to do with themselves" (22)?
(a) Young people.
(b) Women.
(c) Hunters.
(d) City-dwellers.

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

5. What term does Miller give the "huge saucerlike depression" (81) the party comes upon?
(a) A former watering hole.
(b) A fault line.
(c) A buffalo bathtub.
(d) A buffalo wallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Charley's body parts is missing?

2. What objects does Schneider realize have been weighing down the thirsty oxen due to their nearly two-ton weight?

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

4. What is the name of the trail the hunting party takes to reach the Colorado territory?

5. What does the hunting party do when the sun goes down on the first day of the trip?

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