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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 kind of fish is the stream in this chapter rich in?

2. What river does Clark explore in this chapter?

3. What are the rivers divided by?

4. Which of the following words does Lewis use to describe the Shoshone Indians?

5. Who is the chief of the Wallawalla tribe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the visit to the Indian village in Chapter 15.

5. What problems do the men endure as they make their way across the Bitterroot Mountains?

6. Describe the journey back home.

7. How do the Indians greet the party in Chapter 14?

8. What vow does the party break in Chapter 16?

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

10. Why does the Corps feel such great joy in Chapter 17 when it reaches the ocean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the following and outline either Clark or Lewis' thoughts on the subject. Use your own ideas to argue whether you think the captain you have chosen is right or wrong.

1) The motives of the French Traders

2) Making peace with the Indians

3) The American Indian's way of life

Essay Topic 3

What does the buffalo symbolize in American culture? How does the buffalo symbolize different things to the American Indians than it does to the American whites?

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