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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 disinterest in him
(d) Her reputation for being morally lax

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

3. What creates a problem for meeting Wah-ta-Wah at the place she tells Hetty for them to find her?
(a) They cannot find the place.
(b) The Iroquois have Wah-ta-Wah tied to a tree.
(c) The Iroquois camp has been moved near the spot.
(d) They do not know where the Iroquois have gone.

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

5. What happens when Deerslayer wakes the following morning?
(a) He goes up to the house for breakfast.
(b) He makes bird calls to see if Harry will reply.
(c) An Iroquois on shore shoots at him.
(d) He paddles quickly to shore to look for Harry and Hutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chingachgook disguise himself on the boat?

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

3. What do the fancy clothes and dueling pistols tell Judith?

4. Why Deerslayer is more interested in Hetty than in Judith.

5. What is the purpose of the detailed description of the bedroom of Judith and Hetty in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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