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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Chingachgook coming to that area?
(a) He wants to catch the huge fish that are in the lake.
(b) He is coming to hunt moose.
(c) He is looking for his wife who was abducted by Briarthorn.
(d) He is planning to start a settlement there.

2. 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 reason they are hiding on the boat
(d) The construction of the Ark

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

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

5. What does Deerslayer have to tell Judith and Hetty?
(a) He has to explain why they need to stay on the island.
(b) He has to relate what happened to their father and Harry.
(c) He has to tell them where to find their father.
(d) He has to tell them how to shoot a rifle.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Hutter concerned at that time?

5. What new value does the old chest take on at that time?

(see the answer key)

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