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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does McDonald "wave angrily" at Andrews when Andrews leaves his office after their first meeting?
(a) Because McDonald had been unable to talk Andrews out of meeting the hunters.
(b) Because Andrews had been unable to pay his father's debts to McDonald.
(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.

2. How does McDonald describe the town of Butcher's Crossing on the day Andrews first comes to see him?
(a) A hide town.
(b) A coal town.
(c) A one-horse town.
(d) A railroad town.

3. What is NOT a type of business operating within the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Dental office.
(b) Leather goods shop.
(c) Blacksmith shop.
(d) Livery stable.

4. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?
(a) The horizon.
(b) Miller's back.
(c) Charley's reins.
(d) Schneider's back.

5. What type of animal will be hunted during the hunting expedition?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Bighorn sheep.
(c) Caribou.
(d) Elk.

6. What is NOT a sound perceived by Andrews during his brief periods of wakefulness during his first night in Butcher's Crossing?
(a) A shrill scream.
(b) The sounds of voices.
(c) The jingling of bridle bells.
(d) The laughter of a woman.

7. What color is the Smoky Hill River?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

8. What does the hunting party do when the sun goes down on the first day of the trip?
(a) They keep traveling.
(b) They take a short break and light torches.
(c) They bed down for the night.
(d) They stop for dinner and then continue traveling.

9. From what city had Andrews originally begun his journey to Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Albany.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

10. How does Andrews respond to the question about whether he has had a "rough day" (75) on the first day of the trip?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He blurts out that he wants to go back to Boston.
(c) He nods.
(d) He shakes his head no.

11. For what reason does Miller keep the hunting party on the trail, even though the land to the sides of the trail is more level?
(a) He likes to see Andrews suffer.
(b) He wants the oxen team to learn how to work together on an uneven trail.
(c) The sharp grass off the trail will hurt the oxen's hooves.
(d) He is worried the team will become lost if they venture away from the trail.

12. Who serves as the leader of the hunting expedition?
(a) McDonald.
(b) Miller.
(c) Charley.
(d) Schneider.

13. Which of Charley's body parts is missing?
(a) His right foot.
(b) His left foot.
(c) His right hand.
(d) His left hand.

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

15. Who watches Andrews get down off his horse and asks him if he has had a "rough day" (75)?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Miller.
(d) McDonald.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller tells Schneider that his protests about finding water make Miller think that Schneider just wants what?

2. What does Andrews's family member who wrote the letter to McDonald do for a living?

3. How does Andrews attempt to alleviate the pain he is feeling from riding on the first day of the expedition?

4. What is NOT a quality of the hunting party's horses by noon on the first day of the expedition?

5. What is the hotel clerk's reply when Andrews asks the clerk if he knows a man by a particular name?

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