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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 river runs under the Black Mountains?

2. What kind of medicine does Lewis give Sacagawea in this chapter?

3. Who does the Corps send documentation and specimens to?

4. What is the name of the army camp that Captain William Clarke leaves on May 13, 1804?

5. Which member of the Corps dies in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Private Howard in Chapter 6?

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

3. What occurs in the meeting between the captains and the Indian tribes in the second chapter?

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

5. What does Lewis note about antelope in Chapter 8?

6. What do the Indians do when ice appears in the Missouri?

7. Why do the Captains establish specific appointments for Thompson, Warner and Collins in the opening chapter?

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

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

10. What problems do the men have in catching the grizzly in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What leadership qualities do Clark and Lewis have? What kind of relationship do the captains have with other members of the Corps?

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