1. What shows the strong character of Deerslayer in the opening of the novel?
(a) His willingness to compromise for a friend
(b) His promise to go to the authorities if anything were to happen to any man who marries Judith.
(c) His refusal to take part in any war
(d) His insistance on having the land surveyed

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

3. How do Hutter, March, and Deerslayer secure Muskrat Castle on the island in the middle of the lake?
(a) They establish a watch throughout the night.
(b) They build a circle of fire around the house.
(c) They find all the canoes hidden along the lake shore and take them to the middle of the lake.
(d) They send a carrier pidgeon to the garrison.

4. What is Judith's suggestion about securing the release of Hutter and Harry?
(a) Gather items they might use to trade for their freedom
(b) Run away and leave her father to his fate
(c) Set the Ark adrift and then slip away in canoes
(d) Leave the island and find the garrison

5. How do the Iroquois discover Hetty's mental capacity?
(a) They already know because they had heard the tales.
(b) They see that she is not afraid of them.
(c) Hutter tells them his daughter is afflicted.
(d) Wah-ta-Wah explains it to them.