The Deerslayer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Deerslayer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 do they find out when they are trying to open the old chest?

2. Why does Deerslayer not raise his rifle against the Iroquois who shot at him?

3. What does Judith tell Deerslayer about the chess pieces?

4. Who shows up in the Iroquois camp to plead for Deerslayer's life?

5. Who is Deerslayer expecting to meet near the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Deerslayer and Harry do not find the Hutter family at the house, what does Harry insist they do?

2. Why are Harry and Tom Hutter planning to collect Indian scalps?

3. Discuss Tom Hutter's racial prejudices as Harry March and Deerslayer arrive.

4. What happens to Harry and Hutter when they go ashore to find scalps?

5. What does Deerslayer prevent Chingachgook from doing?

6. Explain how Deerslayer is given the nickname, Hawkeye.

7. What does Cooper use to show Hetty's innocence and purity?

8. After they get the items back into the old chest, what upsets Deerslayer?

9. How does Hetty manage to enter the Iroquois encampment?

10. How do they bargain for the release of Hutter and Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed contrast between Deerslayer and Harry Marsh. Play close attention to Deerslayer's character in the way he deals with Judith and Hetty in particular. Notice his friendship with Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah. Contrast this to Harry and the way he tries to push himself on Judith, his attitude to Native Americans, and the things he does which are self-centered. Look at his friendship with Hutter in contrast to Deerslayer's friendship with Chingachgook.

Essay Topic 2

Write your opinion about deer hunting today and if you think it was different 300 years ago. If you have no experience in deer hunting, interview someone in your family or a family friend who can tell you about deer hunting today and how it might be different from the time of the Deerslayer.

Essay Topic 3

Write what you think it would be like to live on a boat. Let your imagination soar as you describe living on a boat. Where is the boat? Where would you go? How often would you go to land? What would you eat? What entertainment would you have?

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