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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. Which of following is not an Indian language?

2. Whose birthday is it in this chapter?

3. Who tumbles down a steep hill with his horse?

4. What do three Indians steal from the Corps?

5. Where is Lewis accidentally shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men spend their time at Fort Clapsop?

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

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

4. How does Clark save the woman in Chapter 18?

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

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

7. What does Clark do on April the 2nd in Chapter 19?

8. What problems do the Wahclellahs Indians cause the party in Chapter 19?

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

10. How does Yellept help the Corps in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine trading.

1) In what way is trading an important part of Indian culture?

2) What involvement did the French have in Indian trading?

3) How did the Corps use the American Indians' love of trading to their advantage?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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