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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 do three Indians steal from the Corps?

2. Where does Lewis shoot one of the Indians?

3. What does Lewis use to signal his peaceful intentions to the man on the horse?

4. Which two members of the Corps accompany Lewis to see the man on the horse?

5. Whose advice does Clark follow in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Clark relieve the horses' pain?

10. How does the horseman act strangely in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are the differences between leaders and followers? How can a team work well with a variety of individuals? Do you think the Corps works well together?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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