September 24, 1804

Based on the interactions with the Tetons in this chapter, what might you anticipate the relations between the Tetons and the Lewis and Clark expedition might be like?

Considering that "there was not a sliver of trust between our two tribes," why do you suppose the Tetons invited the captains to their village?

September 24, 1804

Page 72: "The three main chiefs -- Black  Buffalo, the Partisan, and Buffalo Medicine -- stared with surly indifference at the gifts they had been given."

What do you think this means?

September 6, 1804

What do you think the animal was that was described on page 67?

August 27, 1804

Please reread the last full paragraph on page 65. What do you think "revulsion" means?

August 27, 1804

Captain Lewis often (most recently on page 64) invites Indians to parley with the crew of the expedition. What do you think it means to "parley?"

August 27, 1804

What do you think has become of Private Shannon?

August 15,1804

Why do you think the penalties for crimes against the expedition are so harsh? Why do you think Captain Lewis said that "desertion is our most serious offense"?

August 2, 1804

Try to put yourself in the place of the Oto Indians. How do you think you would have felt about the message of Captain Lewis's speech? Why would you have felt that way?

August 1, 1804

Continuing on page 37, Seaman says, "They threw out piles of perfectly good food, entrails mostly, that were more than enough to slake my appetite."

Using context clues, what do you think "slake" means?

August 1, 1804

On page 37, Seaman says, "The dearth of meat did not affect me, because there were certain parts of the animals the men refused to eat."

Using context clues, what do you think "dearth" means?

July 10, 1804

How did you interpret what Private Reed was suggesting to Private Newman?  What do you think he was planning (or hoping) to do?

July 4, 1804

What did you think of the punishment Collins and Hall received for their transgressions?

Click here for a definition of "transgression."

Reproductions of the Keelboat and Pirogues from the Lewis and Clark Expedition

June 12, 1804

What do you think Dorion was trying to tell Captain Lewis about the Teton Sioux?

May 23, 1804

Up to this point in the story, how are you finding it different with the story being told from a dog's point of view?  How do you expect this to influence the telling of the story as you read on?  Please cite specific examples from the text to support your thinking for the first question.