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The Deerslayer | Quiz

James Fenimore Cooper
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The Deerslayer | Quiz

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1)

What convinces Deerslayer that the chess pieces are not idols? (from Chapter 13)

They would not be locked in a trunk if they are idols.
There is no book of idolatry in the chest.
They are too small to be idols.
They find the game board just as Judith had described it.
2)

What member of Deerslayer's group gets shot in the conflict between the Iroquois and the soldiers? (from Chapter 31)

Judith
Hetty
Wah-ta-Wah
Harry
3)

What does Deerslayer tell Hutter about their rescue? (from Chapter 15)

How they had traded the chess pieces for their release.
How Hetty was the reason for the exchange.
How they had promised Judith to chief Ravenoak.
How the eclipse of the moon frightened the Iroquois.
4)

What do they use to bargain for the lives of Hutter and Harry? (from Chapter 14)

The fancy clothes
The dueling pistols
Three deer Chingachgook had killed
The chess pieces
5)

How do the men finally manage to grab Wah-ta-Wah? (from Chapter 16)

When it gets very dark.
When Wah-ta-Wah makes a run for her freedom.
When she and an old lady go to collect water from the lake.
When everyone falls asleep.
6)

What do Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah do the next morning? (from Chapter 19)

They plan how to take a canoe and desert the white people.
The use the spyglass to survey the lake.
They cook fish they caught in the lake.
They question Judith and Hetty for any information they might have.
7)

How had the soldiers found the Iroquois encampment? (from Chapter 31)

Hetty finds them and leads them to the Iroquois.
They hear the noise of the warriors enjoying the torture.
They come upon them by sheer accident.
On patrol, they run into Harry and he shows them the way.
8)

Where is Hetty buried? (from Chapter 32)

At the garrison
Under Muskrat Castle
In the lake near her mother and Hutter
Where the encampment once stood
9)

What strange thing takes place that Judith and Hetty do not understand as they paddle away in the canoe. (from Chapter 18)

An Iroquois boy swims up to their canoe.
The canoe begins to take on water.
The encampment seems to catch on fire.
The Iroquois guard's lover is shot.
10)

Deerslayer fears that Harry and Hutter are up to ____________. (from Chapter 15)

Planning to betray Chingachgook and take his scalp.
Planning to join the military.
Planning a revenge against the Iroquois.
Planning to make Judith marry Harry.
11)

What do Chingachgook and Deerslayer do that morning? (from Chapter 25)

Help everyone load up the Ark
Chant prayers in the Delaware language
Take a canoe ride
Shoot at birds with the rifle Judith gave Deerslayer
12)

What do the Iroquois do when they notice Harry is missing? (from Chapter 20)

They attempt to catch up to the boat in canoes but give up their attempts.
They set fire to Muskrat Castle.
They bring Hutter outside and scalp him alive.
They do not care about Harry because Hutter is the one they want.
13)

What complicates Wah-ta-Wah's rescue? (from Chapter 16)

She does not see Chingachgook when he signals to her.
She is under guard and there are two warriors watching the camp.
Wah-ta-Wah has been tied to a tree in the middle of the camp.
They cannot get close enough without being seen.
14)

After refusing the Iroquois woman for the last time, what preparations are made? (from Chapter 28)

For Deerslayer's torture
For a raid on Muskrat Castle
For taking Deerslayer's scalp
For a war dance
15)

After the bargaining is finished, what happens? (from Chapter 14)

Ravenoak changes his mind and refuses to release the men.
The entire Iroquois encampment comes to the edge of the lake.
Harry becomes ill with the smallpox.
Hutter and Harry are brought to the Ark and the exchange is made.
16)

What happens when Judith proposes marriage to Deerslayer? (from Chapter 24)

He turns her down.
He asks for time to think about it.
He tells her he is already married.
He is fllattered and agrees to marry her.
17)

What happens when Deerslayer still refuses to marry the Indian woman? (from Chapter 28)

The tribe takes it as a collective insult.
The Indian woman commits suicide.
The Iroquois people give up.
Ravenoak puts a gun to his head.
18)

Why will Deerslayer not take the chance to flee? (from Chapter 22)

There are Iroquois posted all around the lake.
He knows it is futile.
He must keep his word to Ravenoak.
He fears the Iroquois will kill Judith and Hetty if he does not return.
19)

What happens to prevent the torture by fire? (from Chapter 30)

Hetty falls down and has a seizure.
Wah-ta-Wah arrives with a knife to cut Deerslayer free.
Judith shoots Ravenoak with one of the dueling pistols.
Chingachgook arrives dressed as an Iroquois.
20)

What does Judith do after Hetty dies? (from Chapter 32)

She decides to remain in Muskrat Castle out of respect for Hetty.
She closes Muskrat Castle and prepares to leave.
She burns Muskrat Castle to the ground.
She forgets trying to get Deerslayer to marry her.
21)

What scares the two women as they are leaving their hiding place along the shore? (from Chapter 18)

Deerslayer's cry of pain
The return of the Iroquois warriors
The brown bear family
A woman's scream
22)

Although Deerslayer admires the Indians, what attitude of his lies just under the surface? (from Chapter 23)

He does not approve of interracial marriage.
He wants to be free to go to other frontiers.
He believes he would never make a good husband.
He never trusts Indians or frontier white men.
23)

Where do Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah see Harry the next morning? (from Chapter 20)

Hanging from a tree on the island
Sitting in the canoe with Judith and Hetty
Tied up on the platform in front of the castle
Floating face down in the lake
24)

What is on Judith's mind as she goes to bed the night she asked Deerslayer to marry her? (from Chapter 24)

Going west with Dearslayer
A house with a rose garden in front
A secret plan for the next day
Wondering if she would like being called Mrs. Bumppo
25)

Why do they move onto the Ark? (from Chapter 14)

It is easier to defend than the castle.
They have lost all the canoes.
They can hide on the water behind the castle.
They want the Iroquois to think they are still in the house.
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