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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. McDonald asks Andrews for a favor before he leaves McDonald's presence. What is it?
(a) McDonald asks Andrews for a small loan.
(b) McDonald asks Andrews to let him know if Andrews is going to be leaving on a hunting expedition.
(c) McDonald asks Andrews to tell his father hello on McDonald's behalf.
(d) McDonald asks Andrews to bring news of Butcher's Crossing back to Boston.

2. What is the name of the establishment where Andrews finds Miller for the first time?
(a) Johnson's.
(b) Juan's.
(c) Jezebel's.
(d) Jackson's.

3. 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 one semester at Harvard College.
(c) He had spent one year at Harvard College.
(d) He had spent two years at Harvard College.

4. The bartender tells Andrews that when he does find Miller, Miller will likely be sitting with whom?
(a) Francine.
(b) Andrews's father.
(c) Charley.
(d) Schneider.

5. Miller tells Schneider that his protests about finding water make Miller think that Schneider just wants what?
(a) A nice rest.
(b) An extra week of pay.
(c) A black eye.
(d) A medal for bravery.

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

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

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 bed down for the night.
(c) They take a short break and light torches.
(d) They stop for dinner and then continue traveling.

9. 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 railroad town.
(c) A one-horse town.
(d) A coal town.

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

11. 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 nods.
(b) He blurts out that he wants to go back to Boston.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He shakes his head no.

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

13. 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 carpetbag.
(c) A rucksack.
(d) No luggage.

14. For what reason does Miller say that the buffalo hunters they hear on the first night must not "have many hides" (76)?
(a) Because they do not appear to have a skinner with them.
(b) Because they are moving too slowly.
(c) Because they are traveling deeper into the wilderness.
(d) Because they are moving too quickly.

15. Once Andrews settles into his hotel room, he realizes that he has not seen one iteration of which object within the town of Butcher's Crossing?
(a) Cloud in the sky.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Glass window.
(d) Smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the Smoky Hill River?

2. What term does Miller give the "huge saucerlike depression" (81) the party comes upon?

3. Whom does McDonald describe as not knowing "what to do with themselves" (22)?

4. Charley does NOT cook which food for the hunting party while they are resting near Smoky Hill?

5. What is NOT a sound perceived by Andrews during his brief periods of wakefulness during his first night in Butcher's Crossing?

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