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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. What do the hunters kill in this chapter?

2. What do the captains need during their talks with the Tetons?

3. What uses the mound as a refuge?

4. Who is the Great Father the captains talk about?

5. What is the name of the Maha king?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems do the men have in catching the grizzly in Chapter 8?

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

4. How does the party indicate to the Indians they are not their enemies?

5. In what what way is the meeting with the Teton Sioux Indians intense?

6. What does Jean Valle tell the party in the fourth chapter?

7. Describe the Corps' stay at the Mandan village.

8. What do the Indians do when ice appears in the Missouri?

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

10. How do the captains try to persuade the tribes to make peace with each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the Corps want to journey down the Missouri River? Why has the river not been extensively explored before? What are the other rivers' relationships with the Missouri?

Essay Topic 2

What problems does the group encounter during its journey? How does it manage to get over its problems? How does it learn from its mistakes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare American Indian culture with white American culture?

1) How do white American culture and American Indian culture clash?

2) What have white American culture and American Indian culture learned from each other?

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