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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. McDonald warns Andrews not to talk to hunters in town for what reason?
(a) Because then Andrews will want to go out on a hunting expedition.
(b) Because the hunters in town are enemies of Andrews's father.
(c) Because the hunters in town are violent.
(d) Because the hunters in town will swindle Andrews.

2. Miller tells Andrews that buffalo move toward a watering hole in what manner?
(a) They converge upon the water no matter what types of animals are already drinking.
(b) They run headlong toward the water and trample one another in the process.
(c) They visit the water in groups and take turns drinking.
(d) They line up single file and then spread out as they come closer to the water.

3. To what state will the hunting expedition travel?
(a) California.
(b) Montana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Colorado.

4. 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 McDonald had been unable to talk Andrews out of meeting the hunters.
(c) Because he knows that Andrews is about to take advantage of his kindness.
(d) Because Andrews had been unwilling to be placed in a blacksmith apprenticeship.

5. Who rides beside Andrews throughout the hunting expedition?
(a) Charley.
(b) Miller.
(c) Schneider.
(d) McDonald.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?

2. On his first morning spent in Butcher's Crossing, who tells Andrews where McDonald lives?

3. How many miles does Miller say the hunting party has traveled by noon on the first day?

4. When the hunting party camps on the open prairie, how much water is left after they allow the horses and oxen to drink?

5. Who funds the hunting expedition?

(see the answer key)

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