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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. When Andrews awakes on the morning of the hunt's first day, who is already up and active?
2. Who sharpens all of the knives brought along by the hunting party?
3. Miller comes back from his ride to report that he had been unable to get within what distance from the pass?
4. Miller says that buffalo are always either killed by a man or what?
5. What is NOT an element of the hunting party's breakfast on the first morning of the hunt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Miller feel about the coming winter and why?
2. 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?
3. What is the irony inherent in Miller's response to Schneider's request that Miller begin the hunt slowly?
4. How does Schneider's death occur?
5. What are Miller's first words after the accident with the wagon in the river and what do they indicate about his character?
6. What is the result of Miller's decision to keep hunting after Schneider protests the extension of the hunt?
7. Discuss the irony present in the depiction of Schneider's death.
8. What is the significance of Andrews's growing comfort with the grisly nature of the buffalo skinning process?
9. How does Andrews feel about the coming of winter and why?
10. How does Miller's explanation of his shooting mistake jibe with Andrews's own feelings about fate and consciousness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the book.
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of Francine's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Francine and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays this character in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Postmodern characteristics of John Williams's novel Butcher's Crossing and how its Postmodern elements dovetail with its thematic messages.
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