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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 must not marry his widow.
(d) That he should be called Hawkeye.

2. Why does Hetty try to go to the Iroquois encampment?
(a) She believes she can negotiate with the Indians.
(b) She thinks they will not see her because she is so small.
(c) She wants to warn them about the garrison soldiers.
(d) She will offer herself in exchange for her father and Harry.

3. Who is Deerslayer expecting to meet near the lake?
(a) Garrison soldiers
(b) Hurry Harry March
(c) Wah-ta-Wah
(d) Chingachgook

4. What unexpected thing does Hetty do before they realize it?
(a) She takes an axe and chops open the old chest.
(b) She tries to swim ashore and drowns.
(c) She takes a canoe and paddles to the lake shore.
(d) She sets fire to the house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Harry March and Deerslayer get to Muskrat Castle?

2. Why is Hutter concerned at that time?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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