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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plans do Chingachgook and Deerslayer make together?
(a) To go rescue Wah-ta-Wah
(b) To find out where the Iroquois warriors have gone
(c) To go hunting for deer meat they can cook on the Ark
(d) To hide Hutter's guns so he cannot make more trouble with the Iroquois

2. Where does the lake get its name from the locals?
(a) It is called Glimmerglass because of its usually smooth reflecting surface.
(b) It is called Mohican Lake because it was first settled by that tribe.
(c) It is called Hutter's Lake because Thomas Hutter's house is in the middle of it.
(d) It is called the Moat because it protects Muskrat Castle.

3. What possibility causes Hutter a great deal of anxiety?
(a) That Judith might run away with a soldier from the garrison.
(b) That Hetty would be taken by one of the Iroquois braves.
(c) That the Iroquois might storm the island and kill Judith.
(d) That Judith might open the old chest to find some ransom for them.

4. What complicates Wah-ta-Wah's rescue?
(a) They cannot get close enough without being seen.
(b) She is under guard and there are two warriors watching the camp.
(c) She does not see Chingachgook when he signals to her.
(d) Wah-ta-Wah has been tied to a tree in the middle of the camp.

5. What useful items do they find in the chest?
(a) Several scalps Hutter has collected
(b) A set of dueling pistols
(c) A tomahawk
(d) A rifle and some ammunition

6. How do Harry March and Deerslayer get to Muskrat Castle?
(a) By swimming out to the island
(b) When Thomas Hutter picked them up in his boat
(c) On a ferry that runs three times a day
(d) In a canoe March had hidden near the lake

7. What is the argument between Harry Marsh and Deerslayer?
(a) An argument about the best way to hunt deer
(b) An argument about the value of the land
(c) An argument about the character of Native Americans
(d) An argument about the location of the Hutter family

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

9. What does the discussion about scalping do for the novel?
(a) It proves that both white and Indian men are without morality.
(b) It sets up an ongoing conflict throughout the story.
(c) It foreshadows what will happen to Judith and Hetty.
(d) It gives historical background to the Seven Years War.

10. After the house is secure, what does Deerslayer agree to do?
(a) Go on a scalp hunting expedition with Harry and Hutter.
(b) Sink all the Indian canoes they found around the lake.
(c) Take Harry and Hutter ashore and return for them on Harry's signal.
(d) Take the watch all night long so the others can sleep.

11. What does Deerslayer find that he interprets as a threat of war?
(a) A dead chicken
(b) Bloody sticks
(c) Red, yellow, and white paint
(d) An arrow stuck in the floor of the Ark

12. When asked why they came there, what do Hutter and Harry admit?
(a) That they were spies for the soldiers in the garrison.
(b) That they came there for scalps.
(c) That they had heard the Iroquois had gold.
(d) That they were looking for Iroquois women to capture.

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

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

15. What happens when Deerslayer grabs the old woman?
(a) She wants to run away with him.
(b) She clubs him with a large stick.
(c) She screams and he is caught by the warriors.
(d) She faints and falls, hitting her head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs Deerslayer about the chess pieces they find in the chest?

2. Who is Deerslayer expecting to meet near the lake?

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

4. How do the men finally manage to grab Wah-ta-Wah?

5. What warning is Hetty given before she gets to the Iroquois encampment?

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