1. What shows the strong character of Deerslayer in the opening of the novel?
(a) His promise to go to the authorities if anything were to happen to any man who marries Judith.
(b) His willingness to compromise for a friend
(c) His refusal to take part in any war
(d) His insistance on having the land surveyed

2. What is the purpose of the detailed description of the bedroom of Judith and Hetty in the novel?
(a) It shows how wealthy Thomas Hutter is and how spoiled the girls are.
(b) It serves to anticipate the characters of the two girls before they are actually introduced.
(c) It foreshadows the death of Hetty and Judith.
(d) It proves that the Hutter family seldom comes to Muskrat Castle.

3. What is Judith's suggestion to Harry?
(a) That he take her and Hetty to Philadelphia.
(b) That he jump in the lake.
(c) That he go to the garrison and give them the location of the Iroquois.
(d) That he go and join the army.

4. What are the warriors discussing when Deerslayer and Chingachgook approach the camp?
(a) The elephant chess pieces
(b) Why they are upset at being left with the women.
(c) How they plan to surprise the British.
(d) Where they can find deer to kill.

5. What happens when Harry and Hutter enter Muskrat Castle that morning?
(a) They kill an Iroquois boy who came there to play.
(b) They find Deerslayer there.
(c) The Iroquois are waiting in ambush and capture them.
(d) They see that they were right about the castle being empty.