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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. What instruction does Miller give Andrews about the leader of the buffalo herd?
(a) He says that the leader of the herd must be killed only after the whole herd is dead.
(b) He says that the leader of the buffalo herd is the most dangerous.
(c) He says that one should locate and kill the leader of the herd first.
(d) He says that one should never kill the leader of the herd.

2. How long ago does Miller say the hunt took place that resulted in the pile of buffalo bones?
(a) Just under one year.
(b) No more than two years.
(c) No more than three months.
(d) No more than one month.

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

4. What had Andrews been doing back east before traveling to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) He had spent three years at Harvard College.
(b) He had spent two years at Harvard College.
(c) He had spent one semester at Harvard College.
(d) He had spent one year at Harvard College.

5. What sort of luggage does John Williams describe being carried by the protagonist on his trip to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A rucksack.
(c) No luggage.
(d) A carpetbag.

Short Answer Questions

1. By dark, how many "fair-sized trees" have the two men chopping firewood felled?

2. Who momentarily decides to try to get back to Butcher's Crossing even though the party is snowed in?

3. What is NOT a quality of Andrews's character by noon on the first day of the expedition?

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

5. What does Miller do to help the man traveling from Ohio to California?

(see the answer key)

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