DOL: Sacagawea

What is an important message presented in the play?

• It is unwise to expect help from people you do not know.

• Traveling alone is easier than traveling with a group of people.

• It is unrealistic to plan a trip without knowing your destination.

• Circumstances can quickly change when least expected.

Based on line 34, what can the reader infer about Lewis?

• Lewis wants to prove to Clark the importance of scouting ahead.

• Lewis is concerned about the Shoshoni’s intentions.

• Lewis did not expect to find such a large group of Shoshoni warriors.

• Lewis wants the Corps to help him develop a plan of defense.

What does the conversation in lines 19 through 26 reveal about Charbonneau?

• Charbonneau has not told Clark what he is really thinking.

• Charbonneau disagrees with the decisions being made by Clark.

• Charbonneau does not think Clark knows that their equipment is failing.

• Charbonneau knows the rest of the crew feels the same way about Clark.

What do the stage directions in line 12 help the reader understand?

• Sacagawea’s familiarity with the area

• Why the Corps wants to find the Shoshoni

• Sacagawea’s feelings about her native land

• Why the Corps needs to save time

Read line 33:

(And suddenly the group finds themselves surrounded by silhouettes and the sound of voices—horses—rising like a tidal wave around them.)

What does the author’s use of simile help emphasize?

• The strategy that Lewis and Clark created to deal with a threat to their crew

• The overwhelming experience of being approached by the Shoshoni warriors

• The eagerness of the Shoshoni warriors to reconnect with a tribe member

• The extreme effects that being in the wilderness have on Lewis and Clark