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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men prepare for their first meal in many days?
(a) Fritters.
(b) Green beans.
(c) Beans.
(d) Biscuits.

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

3. Who carries Miller's supply of ammunition during the hunt?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Charley.
(d) Miller.

4. Who is the only member of the party with the skills to turn gunpowder into bullets?
(a) Charley.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Miller.
(d) Andrews.

5. How many buffalo does Miller kill on the first day of the hunt?
(a) 140.
(b) 190.
(c) 70.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days have the members of the hunting party gone without food by the time Miller rides up to look at the snow?

2. What type of shelter do the men construct once they figure out they are snowed in for the winter?

3. How many steps toward the men does the leader of the herd take before he falls to the ground?

4. What does Miller remark about the movement of the buffalo herd when the party wakes up on the day the hunt begins?

5. Who sharpens all of the knives brought along by the hunting party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is demonstrated about Miller's character when he voices the desire to bring back a huge load of hides to show the hunters in Butcher's Crossing?

2. Describe and analyze the intense clash between Miller and Schneider in Part Two, Chapter VI.

3. How does Miller's explanation of his shooting mistake jibe with Andrews's own feelings about fate and consciousness?

4. What are Miller's first words after the accident with the wagon in the river and what do they indicate about his character?

5. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?

6. How does Charley feel about the coming of winter and why?

7. What is the result of Miller's decision to keep hunting after Schneider protests the extension of the hunt?

8. After reading about Schneider's death, what instances of foreshadowing are now visible to the reader?

9. How does Williams depict Andrews's change in perspective in relation to the grisly task of skinning buffalo?

10. What is the irony inherent in Miller's response to Schneider's request that Miller begin the hunt slowly?

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