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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the fancy clothes and dueling pistols tell Judith?
(a) They are what is left over from her mother's wedding.
(b) They are not things Hutter would have bought.
(c) They are information she already knew about her parents.
(d) They are probably stolen articles.

2. What conversation passes between Deerslayer and the Iroquois?
(a) How Deerslayer does not want to fight and thinks they should be friends.
(b) That he will bring the white women to him.
(c) That he lives with the Delaware.
(d) That the garrison is sending soldiers and the Iroquois are in danger.

3. Who appears on the shore and prepares to attack the people on the Ark?
(a) Members of the Delaware tribe
(b) Native Indians who fight for the French
(c) A French brigade
(d) A group of renegade settlers

4. What does Chingachgook relate when he arrives?
(a) He sees the scalps of Hutter and Harry.
(b) He hears the war drums coming from the Iroquois camp.
(c) He sees soldiers marching out of the garrison.
(d) He has seen the Iroquois encampment and two prisoners.

5. What is the purpose of the detailed description of the bedroom of Judith and Hetty in the novel?
(a) It serves to anticipate the characters of the two girls before they are actually introduced.
(b) It foreshadows the death of Hetty and Judith.
(c) It shows how wealthy Thomas Hutter is and how spoiled the girls are.
(d) It proves that the Hutter family seldom comes to Muskrat Castle.

6. What disturbs Deerslayer about the chess pieces they find in the chest?
(a) He does not understand how many there are supposed to be.
(b) He thinks they might be idols for strange worship.
(c) He cannot imagine what the elephants are.
(d) He thinks Hutter had stolen them because they are ivory.

7. What convinces Deerslayer that the chess pieces are not idols?
(a) They find the game board just as Judith had described it.
(b) They would not be locked in a trunk if they are idols.
(c) There is no book of idolatry in the chest.
(d) They are too small to be idols.

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

9. How does Chingachgook disguise himself on the boat?
(a) He dresses like an Iroquois.
(b) He puts on a soldier uniform he found in the garrison.
(c) He puts on some of Hutter's old clothes.
(d) He shaves his head.

10. What does Deerslayer discover about Ravenoak's desires?
(a) That he wants Deerslayer to help him defeat the British.
(b) That he wants to take Judith.
(c) That he wants to attack the British garrison.
(d) That he wants the rest of the treasure on the Ark.

11. 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 tell them where to find their father.
(c) He has to tell them how to shoot a rifle.
(d) He has to relate what happened to their father and Harry.

12. After Hetty falls asleep in the forest, what does she discover when she wakes up?
(a) A cloth filled with food
(b) Deerslayer and Chingachgook who finally located her
(c) A family of brown bears
(d) It is raining hard

13. Why is Hutter concerned at that time?
(a) The war between the French and the British and the Indians that are aligned with each of them
(b) Pirates who have been seen on the lake
(c) The war between the Delaware and the Huron tribes
(d) The difficulty in finding clean water

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they find when they get to the Iroquois encampment?

2. What problem does going to talk with the Iroquois pose for Deerslayer?

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

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

5. What does the dying Iroquois say to Deerslayer?

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