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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a material used by someone in the hunting party when he turns gunpowder into bullets?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A ladle.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) A block of wood.

2. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?
(a) Dragged down by a wolf.
(b) Killed by a cougar.
(c) Impaled by a rival.
(d) Chased into Colorado territory.

3. Schneider is drawing how many dollars per month during the buffalo expedition?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

4. Miller tells Andrews that a buffalo never dies from what cause?
(a) A single gunshot wound.
(b) Running off a cliff.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Old age.

5. Once the men get a fire started, who thrusts "his boots close to the fire, and almost into it" (186)?
(a) Miller.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Charley.
(d) Andrews.

6. What substance does the person who poisons the wolves use to poison them?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Morning glories.
(c) Strychnine.
(d) Nightshade.

7. Who is the first to ask Andrews if he is alright the morning the men awake to a snow-covered world?
(a) Charley.
(b) Miller.
(c) McDonald.
(d) Schneider.

8. What liquid do the members of the hunting party add to the boiling buffalo hides?
(a) Urine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Pomegranate juice.
(d) Honey.

9. What warning does Schneider give to Miller before the hunt begins?
(a) He warns Miller to make sure his bullets are sitting correctly in the chamber.
(b) He warns Miller not to kill too many buffalo at once.
(c) He warns Miller to put blindfolds on the horses before beginning to shoot.
(d) He warns Miller not to waste the party's water on dirty hides.

10. Miller states that it is "likely as not" (184) that Schneider has done what in the night?
(a) Drunk the last of the water.
(b) Taken off for home.
(c) Stolen the buffalo hides.
(d) Frozen to death.

11. Miller tells Schneider that one time he had been snowed in all by himself in what state?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Minnesota.

12. About what issue does Schneider tease Andrews?
(a) Andrews's soft hands.
(b) Andrews's young age.
(c) Andrews's lack of hunting experience.
(d) Andrews's relationship with Francine.

13. Miller comes back from his ride to report that he had been unable to get within what distance from the pass?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) Half a mile.
(d) 3 miles.

14. How does Andrews sleep the night before the hunt begins?
(a) Fitfully.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Soundly.
(d) In spurts.

15. Miller tells Schneider that there is what between their current location and Denver?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Only trees.
(c) Only snow.
(d) A death trap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the canvas and wooden tent meant to protect?

2. What do the men prepare for their first meal in many days?

3. What is Miller's reply when Schneider tells Miller to stop shooting because he has already killed 60 or 70 buffalo?

4. Which member of the hunting party believes that Miller cares more about the buffalo hides than he does about human life?

5. What items belonging to the hunting party are found to have blown away during the blizzard?

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