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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hutter want to attack the Iroquois encampments?
(a) To collect and sell scalps
(b) To carry off a wife
(c) To aid the British
(d) To prevent them from attacking first

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

3. Where does the lake get its name from the locals?
(a) It is called Mohican Lake because it was first settled by that tribe.
(b) It is called Hutter's Lake because Thomas Hutter's house is in the middle of it.
(c) It is called the Moat because it protects Muskrat Castle.
(d) It is called Glimmerglass because of its usually smooth reflecting surface.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Deerslayer wakes the following morning?

2. When they find the Hutter family, Harry is interested in Judith. In what is Deerslayer interested?

3. The men who emerge from the woods in the opening of the novel.

4. Prior to Hutter and Harry going to the encampment, what does Deerslayer do?

5. How do Hutter, March, and Deerslayer secure Muskrat Castle on the island in the middle of the lake?

(see the answer key)

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