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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 kind of musical instrument does the Corps play at the camp?

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

3. What do three Indians steal from the Corps?

4. Whose birthday is it in this chapter?

5. What do the Indians give the Corps to eat in the Nez Perces camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yellept help the Corps in Chapter 20?

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

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

4. Why does the Corps feel such great joy in Chapter 17 when it reaches the ocean?

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

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

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

8. How does Clark relieve the horses' pain?

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

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

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

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

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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