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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. Andrews is told that McDonald can be found in "a little shack just this side of" (15) what feature?
(a) The only restaurant in town.
(b) The jail.
(c) The marsh.
(d) The brining pits.

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

3. How is the protagonist's facial complexion described?
(a) Freckled.
(b) Fair.
(c) Swarthy.
(d) Pockmarked.

4. What report does Miller make after inspecting the state of the men's horses?
(a) He says that the horses seem to be in good shape.
(b) He says that one of the horses is now lame.
(c) He says that two of the horses have frozen to death.
(d) He says that the horses will reach starvation mode soon.

5. What adjective does Andrews use to describe the land around him, now that it is covered with snow?
(a) White.
(b) Cold.
(c) Strange.
(d) Bright.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instruction does Andrews give the hotel clerk when he gives the man his dirty clothes?

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

3. The new clerk at the Butcher's Hotel says he has only been in town for how long?

4. What number room is Andrews given when he checks into the hotel in Butcher's Crossing?

5. The hunting party at one point comes upon the dead carcass of what animal?

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