1. After the house is secure, what does Deerslayer agree to do?
(a) Take the watch all night long so the others can sleep.
(b) Sink all the Indian canoes they found around the lake.
(c) Go on a scalp hunting expedition with Harry and Hutter.
(d) Take Harry and Hutter ashore and return for them on Harry's signal.

2. What does Hutter do when he discovers that Deerslayer has been captured?
(a) He insists that they take the Ark to the other side of the lake.
(b) He fires his gun at someone on the shore and kills the warrior's lover.
(c) He hides behind the old chest.
(d) He gets in a canoe and races ashore to find Deerslayer.

3. How do Hutter, March, and Deerslayer secure Muskrat Castle on the island in the middle of the lake?
(a) They build a circle of fire around the house.
(b) They find all the canoes hidden along the lake shore and take them to the middle of the lake.
(c) They send a carrier pidgeon to the garrison.
(d) They establish a watch throughout the night.

4. What plans do Chingachgook and Deerslayer make together?
(a) To go hunting for deer meat they can cook on the Ark
(b) To hide Hutter's guns so he cannot make more trouble with the Iroquois
(c) To go rescue Wah-ta-Wah
(d) To find out where the Iroquois warriors have gone

5. What do they find out when they are trying to open the old chest?
(a) The key is nowhere to be found.
(b) The key is hidden behind a loose stone in the fireplace.
(c) The key is in the pocket of one of Hetty's dresses.
(d) The key is pinned behind a photograph of Judith's mother.