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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. Why does Clark say the Teton Sioux Indians will not be tolerated around the camp?

2. What does Lewis leave behind at Fort Clatsop?

3. What kind of meat does Clark say he has grown fond of?

4. What does the Corps name the eastern fork?

5. Where does Lewis shoot one of the Indians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does the party have getting across the water?

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

3. What does Clark give Yellept in exchange for his horse?

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

5. How do the captains divide the party on July the 1st in Chapter 22?

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

7. How does Clark relieve the horses' pain?

8. Describe the journey back home.

9. How does Clark save the woman in Chapter 18?

10. What do the captains name the three forks of the Missouri River?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What were the main concerns in America during the early 1800s. How are these concerns expressed in the journals?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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