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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the dying Iroquois say to Deerslayer?
(a) That he speaks with forked tongue.
(b) That he should learn how to shoot better.
(c) That he should be called Hawkeye.
(d) That he must not marry his widow.

3. Why is Hutter concerned at that time?
(a) The difficulty in finding clean water
(b) The war between the French and the British and the Indians that are aligned with each of them
(c) Pirates who have been seen on the lake
(d) The war between the Delaware and the Huron tribes

4. What is the purpose of the detailed description of the bedroom of Judith and Hetty in the novel?
(a) It shows how wealthy Thomas Hutter is and how spoiled the girls are.
(b) It proves that the Hutter family seldom comes to Muskrat Castle.
(c) It serves to anticipate the characters of the two girls before they are actually introduced.
(d) It foreshadows the death of Hetty and Judith.

5. When the Iroquois dies, what does Deerslayer refuse to do?
(a) Take his scalp
(b) Row back to the island
(c) Take his rifle
(d) Throw his body into the lake

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Harry and Hutter planning when they get to the Iroquois encampment?

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

3. What happens when Deerslayer wakes the following morning?

4. Where does the lake get its name from the locals?

5. What happens when Deerslayer turns his back on the Iroquois?

(see the answer key)

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