The Deerslayer | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

1. The men who emerge from the woods in the opening of the novel.

Hurry Harry March and Deerslayer

2. Why Deerslayer is more interested in Hetty than in Judith.

Because of Hetty's retarded mental condition

3. What shows the strong character of Deerslayer in the opening of the novel?

His promise to go to the authorities if anything were to happen to any man who marries Judith.

4. Where does the lake get its name from the locals?

It is called Glimmerglass because of its usually smooth reflecting surface.

5. How do Harry March and Deerslayer get to Muskrat Castle?

In a canoe March had hidden near the lake

6. What is the purpose of the detailed description of the bedroom of Judith and Hetty in the novel?

It serves to anticipate the characters of the two girls before they are actually...
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