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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 is the name of Captain Clark's dog?

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

3. What is the name of the man who is spreading false rumors in this chapter?

4. What is the name of the experienced waterman within the Corps?

5. What is the name of the Teton chief?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What further problems does the party have with Teton Indians in the fourth chapter?

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

6. Why do the captains want to find La Liberte in the second chapter?

7. Why is the Arikaras village empty?

8. Describe Toussaint Charbonneau and his current life.

9. Why do the Captains need to punish three members of the team in the opening chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the aim of the expedition? Did the expedition achieve all of its aims? Why was a similar expedition was not held years or even decades earlier?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the punishment and discipline used in the book to keep the Corps in order.

1) Why was so important to keep the Corps disciplined?

2) In what way do Lewis and Clark set a good a example for the men?

3) Why are none of the punished men asked to leave the Corps?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the animals the Corps encounters in the book and examine it in terms of the following:

1) Habitat

2) Diet

3) Survival skills

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