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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 does Captain Lewis provide that helps with the birth?

2. Who is in command of the keelboat?

3. What is the name of the French village the party reaches in this chapter?

4. What kind of animal almost jumps on Clark?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the captains want to deal with Reed in the second chapter?

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

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

6. How does Captain Lewis help with the delivery of Jean-Baptiste?

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

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

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

10. Why does the Corps find the terrain heavy going in Chapter 12?

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

Choose one of the Indian tribes Lewis and Clark encounter and examine its culture within the following areas:

1) Language

2) Religion

3) Music

4) Hunting

Essay Topic 3

Examine the history between the American Indian in terms of the following:

1) Allies and enemies

2) War

3) Language

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