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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they find the Hutter family, Harry is interested in Judith. In what is Deerslayer interested?
(a) Where they got the idea for the Ark
(b) How the boat is propelled
(c) The construction of the Ark
(d) The reason they are hiding on the boat

2. Why are the Iroquois in that area in the first place?
(a) They are looking for game to kill before winter.
(b) They got lost looking for the French.
(c) They are making their way north to join the French.
(d) They are expecting to settle there.

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

4. When Chingachgook arrives, why do Judith and Hetty not understand their conversation?
(a) They speak French.
(b) They speak only in sign language.
(c) They talk too softly for the girls to hear.
(d) They speak in the Delaware language.

5. When asked why they came there, what do Hutter and Harry admit?
(a) That they were looking for Iroquois women to capture.
(b) That they came there for scalps.
(c) That they had heard the Iroquois had gold.
(d) That they were spies for the soldiers in the garrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deerslayer say to March when he impulsively shoots a deer just for sport?

2. What does Chingachgook relate when he arrives?

3. Why does Deerslayer not raise his rifle against the Iroquois who shot at him?

4. After the house is secure, what does Deerslayer agree to do?

5. Why does Hetty try to go to the Iroquois encampment?

(see the answer key)

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