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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. Why is Hutter concerned at that time?

2. What is Deerslayer's problem that makes him uncomfortable around Judith?

3. When Deerslayer realizes Harry and Hutter have been taken captive, what does he do?

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

5. What is Judith's suggestion about securing the release of Hutter and Harry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Deerslayer prevent Chingachgook from doing?

2. What action does Deerslayer take that allows Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah to escape?

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

4. After they pick up Chingachgook, what information does he report?

5. What does Deerslayer believe is the significance to a cluster of bloody sticks he finds?

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

7. How does Cooper show that Hutter trusts Hetty more than he does Judith?

8. What are the circumstances when Chingachgook and Deerslayer locate the Iroquois camp?

9. Why are the Iroquois there in that area?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about a time when you discovered something in an old chest or in an attic. At some time in your life, you probably came across an old chest or storage boxes and found interesting things. Speculate about what everything was or what it tells about the person who put them there. If you have never had this experience, write a story about doing this and let your imagination run wild.

Essay Topic 2

Do some research in the library or on the Internet and write a description of the wilderness in the American frontier in the late 1700's. Are the events and characters portrayed in the story realistic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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