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

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 marsh.
(b) The brining pits.
(c) The jail.
(d) The only restaurant in town.

2. Who starts the first campfire of the hunting expedition trip?
(a) Miller.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Schneider.
(d) Charley.

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

4. What is the name of the trail the hunting party takes to reach the Colorado territory?
(a) The Smoky Hill trail.
(b) The Golden Peninsula trail.
(c) The Snake River trail.
(d) The Foggy Mountain trail.

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

6. What instruction does the letter from Andrews's family member provide to McDonald?
(a) It says that McDonald should place Andrews in a blacksmith apprenticeship.
(b) It says that McDonald should help Andrews any way he can.
(c) It says that McDonald should invest in Andrews's hunting expedition.
(d) It says that McDonald should pay his debts.

7. When the pain in Andrews's legs dulls after a few days, what word does the narrator use to describe how his legs feel?
(a) Metal.
(b) Glue.
(c) Paste.
(d) Wood.

8. 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 coal town.
(d) A one-horse town.

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

10. What objects does Schneider realize have been weighing down the thirsty oxen due to their nearly two-ton weight?
(a) Guns and bullets.
(b) Gun powder and bullets.
(c) Shovels and other tools.
(d) Coffee and anvils.

11. On what day of the expedition does the hunting party find a pile of buffalo bones?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

12. When Miller asks why Andrews had turned down a job with McDonald, what is Andrews's reply?
(a) He does not think he would like McDonald's managerial style.
(b) He does not want to be tied down.
(c) He has no experience in tanning hides.
(d) He has no experience in blacksmith work.

13. What does Miller do to help the man traveling from Ohio to California?
(a) He gives the man a canteen of water.
(b) He shoots the man's horse and gives him a new one.
(c) He shoots the man's rabid dog.
(d) He tells the man where to turn off the trail for help.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what object does Andrews have to keep his eyes fixed in order to follow the hunting party once the land becomes flat?

2. To what state does the trail that Schneider wants to follow toward water eventually lead?

3. What is NOT a type of business operating within the town of Butcher's Crossing?

4. How does Andrews respond to the question about whether he has had a "rough day" (75) on the first day of the trip?

5. McDonald asks Andrews for a favor before he leaves McDonald's presence. What is it?

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