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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river is the White Catfish camp located above?
(a) Neptune River
(b) Platte River
(c) Goat River
(d) Whitman River

2. How does Private Howard try to get back into the fort?
(a) Steals a key
(b) Knock on the gate
(c) Scales the wall
(d) Tunnels under the wall

3. What does Lewis put on the canoes to show the Indians they are not enemies?
(a) Flags
(b) Chicken heads
(c) Buffalo heads
(d) Colored rope

4. What does Charbonneau want to be hired as?
(a) A scout
(b) An interpreter
(c) A map maker
(d) A sergeant

5. How does Clark kill the cougar?
(a) Strangles it
(b) Stabs it
(c) Spears it
(d) Shoots it

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal swims across the river in this chapter?

2. What does the scouting party have to find up the southern fork of the river?

3. Who is in command of the keelboat?

4. Why does Clark leave signs for the Indians on his trail?

5. What is the name of Charbonneau's youngest wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the men do when they set up camp on August the 15th?

3. What problems does the buffalo cause in Chapter 9?

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

5. Describe the meeting that takes place between the captains and the Yankton Siuox on August 30th.

6. What problems does the Teton tribe cause the party in the third chapter?

7. In what what way is the meeting with the Teton Sioux Indians intense?

8. Why is the Arikaras village empty?

9. How do the captains ensure they are on the right course?

10. What happens to Private Howard in Chapter 6?

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