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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hetty's simple religious principles bring out what characteristic in her father and Harry?
(a) Their open-mindedness
(b) Their religious hypocracy
(c) Their real understanding of cultures
(d) Their lack of education

2. What is the argument between Harry Marsh and Deerslayer?
(a) An argument about the character of Native Americans
(b) An argument about the location of the Hutter family
(c) An argument about the value of the land
(d) An argument about the best way to hunt deer

3. What does the discussion about scalping do for the novel?
(a) It proves that both white and Indian men are without morality.
(b) It sets up an ongoing conflict throughout the story.
(c) It gives historical background to the Seven Years War.
(d) It foreshadows what will happen to Judith and Hetty.

4. How do Harry March and Deerslayer get to Muskrat Castle?
(a) When Thomas Hutter picked them up in his boat
(b) By swimming out to the island
(c) On a ferry that runs three times a day
(d) In a canoe March had hidden near the lake

5. What is Deerslayer's problem that makes him uncomfortable around Judith?
(a) Her reputation for being morally lax
(b) Her education which makes him feel inferior
(c) Her disinterest in him
(d) Her great beauty

Short Answer Questions

1. What shows the strong character of Deerslayer in the opening of the novel?

2. What conversation passes between Deerslayer and the Iroquois?

3. When Deerslayer realizes Harry and Hutter have been taken captive, what does he do?

4. Why does Hutter want to attack the Iroquois encampments?

5. What is the purpose of the detailed description of the bedroom of Judith and Hetty in the novel?

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