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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. Who meets Heywood and David just outside the Huron village?

2. How is Hawkeye dressed as they escape?

3. Who does Hawkeye confess to killing?

4. How is Cora prepared for burial?

5. What might have kept a Huron around after his tribe departed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the condemned men being held by the Huron?

2. What does Hawkeye, disguised as the bear, propose to do to Uncas?

3. What does Heyward discover about the bear after everyone else leaves the cave?

4. What causes great excitement and consternation in the Delaware camp?

5. What is the near confrontation between Magua and Chingachgook?

6. How do they smuggle Uncas out of the Huron village?

7. Tell about the Hurons' response to the Delaware declaration of war.

8. What happens that night as the five men stay in the ruins of Fort Henry?

9. What strange event occurs as Heyward is led to a cave to perform medicine cures for a woman possessed of an evil spirit?

10. What ruse do Heyward and Hawkeye use to confuse the Delaware?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the literary glamorization of the American Indian. Use examples of Cooper's descriptions of Indian customs that extol a high ethical standard. Include the representations of Indian bravery as a prerequisite to manhood.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about William Penn, called Minquoin by the Delaware. In your essay discuss how his dealings with the American Indians were different from those of other white settlers. Explain how our history might have been much different if Penn's approach had been the rule rather than the exception.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on preconceptions in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Although Cooper attempts to show nobility in the native American, define how only the ones friendly to the English come across as noble. In your opinion, how much actual research went into writing about the Huron, the Delaware, and the Mohicans. Include the fact that Cooper's novels were not only popular in America but they were also well received in Europe. To what extent does this novel contribute to public preconceptions about native Americans?

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