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The Last of the Mohicans Quiz

James Fenimore Cooper
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The Last of the Mohicans Quiz

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1)

What saves them from the Frenchman who discovers them? (from Chapter 14)

Chingashgook's pidgin French
Cora's perfect French
Heyward's French accent
Alice's ragged skirts
2)

Chased by Uncas and the white men, where does Magua go? (from Chapter 32)

to the river
to the Delaware camp
to the Huron village
to the cave where Cora is
3)

Who does Heyward wish to marry? (from Chapter 16)

his fiance back in England
Alice Munro
an Indian woman
Cora Munro
4)

Who is invited to dinner at the French camp under a flag of truce? (from Chapter 15)

Duncan Heyward
Cora Munro
Alice Munro
Colonel Munro
5)

How many people march out of Ft. Henry? (from Chapter 17)

over three hundred
over three thousand
over thirty
over one thousand
6)

What do they suspect about the Oneida? (from Chapter 20)

that the tribe will follow
that he was a French scout
that he was a member of a small gang
that he knew where the Iroquois had gone
7)

How is the reunion meeting between Uncas and Chingachgook? (from Chapter 32)

somber
cryptic
joyful
sad
8)

How is Cora prepared for burial? (from Chapter 33)

in fine robes and flowers over her body
in a leather Delaware squaw dress
wrapped in a white sheet
in a silk dress taken from Ft Henry
9)

How do Uncas and Chingachgook behave after the threat is gone? (from Chapter 19)

warning the others to be quiet
playfully talking together
serious and speaking in whispers
standing ready for another intruder
10)

What explains the difference in the complexions of Cora and Alice? (from Chapter 16)

They had different fathers.
Their mother was a product of a white/black union.
They are adopted children.
They had two different mothers.
11)

How is Hawkeye dressed as they escape? (from Chapter 26)

in a Huron robe
still as a bear
as a medicine man
in David's clothes
12)

What evidence do they keep finding that tells them they are on the right trail? (from Chapter 21)

the sound of a harmonica up ahead
the mark of the horses
the silence of the forest creatures
bits of Alice's and Cora's dresses
13)

What prevents an Indian from killing Col. Munro? (from Chapter 17)

a shot by Hawkeye
a shot by Uncas
a shot by Duncan Heyward
a shot by General Montcalm
14)

What does Cora tell Chief Tamenund to stop Magua from leaving with Alice? (from Chapter 29)

about the other captive kept from him
about Magua's cruelty
about Magua's warp plans against the Delaware
about the treasure at Ft Henry
15)

Who actually goes to the dinner? (from Chapter 15)

Duncan Heyward
Cora Munro
Alice Munro
Colonel Munro
16)

After Magua enters, what do Hawkeye and Heyward do with him? (from Chapter 25)

throw him down a canyon
knock him out
cut his throat
tie and gag him
17)

Who does Magua take with the chief's permission? (from Chapter 29)

Hawkeye
Heyward
Alice
Cora
18)

Why is one of the Huron killed in the camp? (from Chapter 23)

He is mortally wounded.
He tried to steal Alice.
He showed cowardice in battle.
He killed another Huron.
19)

Who plans to join the war party? (from Chapter 31)

Alice and Hawkeye
Heyward and Hawkeye
Heyward and David
David and Chingachgook
20)

Which main characters do not survive the battle? (from Chapter 33)

Hawkeye and Uncas
Cora and Uncas
Alice and Heyward
Chingachgook and Hawkeye
21)

Who is the intruder? (from Chapter 19)

an Iroquois
an Oneida
a Delaware
another Mohican
22)

What is David's cryptic message to Heywood in the cave? (from Chapter 24)

She was here yesterday.
She has not been here.
She is coming tomorrow.
She expects you and is at hand.
23)

Where does Uncas locate a sign of the group they are pursuing? (from Chapter 21)

beside a deer trail
under an overhang
near a brook
in a thicket
24)

How does Heywood smuggle Alice out of the cave? (from Chapter 25)

in a suitcase
in the bear hide
as a blanket-wrapped bundle
as an Indian squaw
25)

What is the condition of the messenger? (from Chapter 15)

His hands are bound.
His head is bandaged.
His arm is broken.
His shirt is bloody.
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