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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 happens when Harry and Hutter enter Muskrat Castle that morning?

2. Why is it safe for Hetty to return with Deerslayer?

3. Why will Deerslayer not take the chance to flee?

4. What member of Deerslayer's group gets shot in the conflict between the Iroquois and the soldiers?

5. How do they find Muskrat Castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Deerslayer not get away from the Iroquois?

2. How does Deerslayer almost escape the Iroquois?

3. What causes Harry to have a change of mind about taking scalps?

4. What brings the entire tribe to want him tortured and killed?

5. What is Judith's bold plan for freeing Deerslayer?

6. What becomes of the Iroquois by the next morning?

7. What do Deerslayer and Chingachgook learn when they return fifteen years later?

8. What are the circumstances of Deerslayer paddling a canoe up to the house?

9. Why does Judith give Deerslayer a special gift?

10. What happens to foil Judith's plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a recommendation for other people to read The Deerslayer Your recommendation may be based on how interesting you found the book or on the idea of its historical significance as written by the first great American novelist.

Essay Topic 2

Write a story about living in colonial times and you are abducted by Native Americans. In The Deerslayer, the Iroquois wanted Judith to come and marry one of their warriors. Research the true story of Cynthia Parker in the library or on the internet. Then write a story where you are the main character and grow up as a captive in a Native American community. Would your attitudes towards Native Americans be different from the way you feel today?

Essay Topic 3

Things that might not happen in real life but happen in a novel are true because the author says they are. Write how you feel about that. Do you find it easy to believe preposterous things like witchcraft and monsters just to enjoy a story? On the other hand, perhaps you do not really enjoy that kind of reading and prefer biographies and books of history. Explain yourself clearly.

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