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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 is the name of the French village the party reaches in this chapter?

2. What draws characters in the morning after it has been smoked by visitors?

3. What does Lewis put on the canoes to show the Indians they are not enemies?

4. Who does LaFrance trade for?

5. Who is attacked by a grizzly bear in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Lewis encounter on his walk in Chapter 10?

2. How does the party indicate to the Indians they are not their enemies?

3. What decision does the Court Martial make on Hugh Hall and John Collins?

4. Why is the Arikaras village empty?

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

6. Why does the Corps find it difficult to get across Musselshell River?

7. How does the weather in Chapter 11 affect the Corps?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the history between the American Indian in terms of the following:

1) Allies and enemies

2) War

3) Language

Essay Topic 2

Compare American Indian culture with white American culture?

1) How do white American culture and American Indian culture clash?

2) What have white American culture and American Indian culture learned from each other?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the American President held more highly in regard in the 19th century than he is today? What did the Indians think about having their lives ruled by someone who had nothing to do with their culture?

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