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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what reason does Miller fling grass into the air during the buffalo hunt?
2. When Charley sits down at the end of his reaction to the news that the party might be snowed in for the winter, who does he name as the person who will fix their problem?
3. How many buffalo does Miller kill on the first day of the hunt?
4. Who is sleeping in the snow mound directly adjacent to Andrews's mound?
5. Once the men get a fire started, who thrusts "his boots close to the fire, and almost into it" (186)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Schneider's death occur?
2. How does Schneider feel about the coming of winter and why?
3. What is the significance of Andrews's growing comfort with the grisly nature of the buffalo skinning process?
4. What is the irony inherent in Miller's response to Schneider's request that Miller begin the hunt slowly?
5. Why must the men construct a wooden and canvas tent once they set up for the hunt?
6. How does Andrews's view of Miller change during the last hour of the buffalo hunt?
7. 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?
8. Describe and analyze the intense clash between Miller and Schneider in Part Two, Chapter VI.
9. What event forces Miller to stop killing buffalo once he has reduced the herd by at least two-thirds?
10. How does Andrews feel about the coming of winter and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the theme of courage function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.
Essay Topic 3
How might John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing be classified as a coming-of-age story and what elements of the narrative complicate this distinction?
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