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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. Who does the Corps hire as an interpreter in this chapter?
(a) Roger Tomlinson
(b) Jack Keats
(c) Joseph Gravelines
(d) Toussaint Charbonneau

2. What is the name of the veteran trader who joins their party?
(a) Pierre Doiron
(b) David Gordon
(c) John Goad
(d) Serge Mercault

3. What do the men name the river near the buffalo carcasses?
(a) Murder River
(b) Slaughter River
(c) River Rott
(d) The Red River

4. Who does the company meet at St. Charles?
(a) Thomas Jefferon
(b) Captain Lewis
(c) Captain Clark
(d) John Collins

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does the Corps hunt for at the sandbar?

2. What river does the Corps reach at the beginning of this chapter?

3. Where is the keelboat traveling to?

4. What does the Corps put in the mound where the king is buried?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs in the meeting between the captains and the Indian tribes in the second chapter?

2. What problems does the buffalo cause in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Lewis worry about the construction of the main boat in Chapter 11?

4. What does Clark notice about the mound they climb in the third chapter?

5. Why do the Captains establish specific appointments for Thompson, Warner and Collins in the opening chapter?

6. What happens to Private Howard in Chapter 6?

7. How does the weather in Chapter 11 affect the Corps?

8. What does Captain Clark do between the 10th and 12th of July?

9. What decision does the Court Martial make on Hugh Hall and John Collins?

10. What problems does Lewis encounter on his walk in Chapter 10?

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