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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. What do the captains give the Indian boys as a present?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Knives
(c) Paper and pens
(d) Tobacco

2. What do most of the men like about the Mandan village?
(a) It is very comfortable
(b) The food is great
(c) The women are attractive
(d) It is near shops

3. Which member of the Corps dies in this chapter?
(a) George Labiche
(b) Sergeant Floyd
(c) Captain Clark
(d) Captain Lewis

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

5. What uses the mound as a refuge?
(a) Deer
(b) Coyote
(c) Birds
(d) Rats

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribe of Indians does Clarke send La Liberte to talk to?

2. What is the name of the man who gives Lewis detailed information about the Indian tribes?

3. What is the Indian women's canoe made from?

4. Why does Clark leave signs for the Indians on his trail?

5. What is the main chief of the Indian band they meet in this chapter?

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