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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. Why are the captains advised not to pay their Shoshone guide?

2. What does Clark name the sandstone structure?

3. What does Lewis leave behind at Fort Clatsop?

4. What do three Indians steal from the Corps?

5. Who suffers from a bad cold in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clark name the sandstone structure Pompy's Tower?

2. Why is the trek across the Bitterroots Mountains so difficult?

3. How do the captains divide the party on July the 1st in Chapter 22?

4. What does Clark give Yellept in exchange for his horse?

5. Describe the problems the party has have with Indians in Chapter 22.

6. What does Clark tell the Pawnee and Teton tribes in Chapter 24?

7. Describe the journey back home.

8. What do the captains devise to make their journey across the mountain easier?

9. How does Clark relieve the horses' pain?

10. How do the captains communicate to the Indians in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the main concerns in America during the early 1800s. How are these concerns expressed in the journals?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the journals.

1) How did the editor edit and structure the entries of the journal to make it more entertaining?

2) What information do you think the editor decided against using and why?

3) How much of the real voice of the writers is lost by not presenting all the information?

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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