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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Downward Toward the Coast.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the captains think the Arikaras Indians are not in their village in this chapter?
(a) They are on holiday
(b) They are hiding in ambush
(c) They have runaway
(d) They are hunting buffaloes

2. What does the Corps name the island they discover in this chapter?
(a) Good Hope Island
(b) Island of the Americas
(c) Black Rock Island
(d) New World Island

3. What was Blackbird killed by?
(a) Cancer
(b) Small pox
(c) A knife wound
(d) A bullet wound

4. What day does the Corps celebrate in this chapter?
(a) Easter Sunday
(b) Christmas Day
(c) Independence Day
(d) Thanksgiving

5. Which member of the party is reunited with her relatives in this chapter?
(a) Shields
(b) Sacagawea
(c) Clark
(d) Lewis

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal in America catches the antelope when it enters the water?

2. What is the name of the army camp that Captain William Clarke leaves on May 13, 1804?

3. Who does LaFrance trade for?

4. What do the captains give the Indian boys as a present?

5. What is the Kooskooskee River now known as?

(see the answer key)

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