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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in the second phase?
(a) They make him run through a gauntlet.
(b) They tie him to a tree and allow the squaws and children to throw rocks at him.
(c) Instead of tomahawks, they use rifles and shoot as close as possible to Deerslayer's head.
(d) They hang Deerslayer up by putting pins in his chest and attaching ropes to those.

2. What does chief Ravenoak want to do with Deerslayer?
(a) He wants to pardon him.
(b) He wants to torture him.
(c) He wants to take his scalp.
(d) He wants to keep him as a hostage.

3. What do the Iroquois offer in return for the women agreeing to return?
(a) The ivory chess pieces
(b) Places of honor in the tribe
(c) Protection
(d) A guarantee they will not kill their men

4. What gift does Judith give Deerslayer?
(a) A gold ring she found in the chest
(b) A Killdeer rifle that used to belong to Hutter
(c) A lace handkerchief with her initials on it
(d) A locket that once belonged to her mother

5. Why is it safe for Hetty to return with Deerslayer?
(a) They fear her because of her mental condition.
(b) They see her as a goddess.
(c) The respect her for her innocence.
(d) They will not harm her because of her mental condition.

6. What farewell message does Deerslayer give to Wah-ta-Wah?
(a) To be proud of her husband and take care of him
(b) To be careful that she is not abducted again
(c) To go back with him to the Iroquois to protect Chingachgook
(d) To convince Judith to go with them to the Delaware

7. What stipulation does Ravenoak put on Deerslayer's freedom?
(a) He must bring Judith to the encampment to marry a warrior.
(b) He must marry the widow of the man he killed.
(c) He must tell the French information about the garrison.
(d) He must kill twenty deer to help feed the people.

8. How do they find Hutter when they enter the house?
(a) He is unconscious.
(b) He is hanging upside down from the second floor.
(c) He is dying.
(d) He is laughing at the stupid Indians.

9. Why will Deerslayer not take the chance to flee?
(a) He knows it is futile.
(b) There are Iroquois posted all around the lake.
(c) He must keep his word to Ravenoak.
(d) He fears the Iroquois will kill Judith and Hetty if he does not return.

10. After they talk for a long time, what do Hetty and Judith do?
(a) Find a place to sleep in the bushes near the lake
(b) Slip up close to the camp to find Deerslayer
(c) Load the dueling pistols and head for the camp
(d) Start paddling the canoe back to the Ark

11. Why does he have to lie down in the canoe?
(a) He hurt his back running away.
(b) He doesn't want them to know where he is.
(c) The Iroquois are shooting at him.
(d) There are no seats in the canoe.

12. What does Harry advise Deerslayer to do?
(a) Run while he has the chance.
(b) Declare war on the Iroquois.
(c) Go with him to the garrison.
(d) Kill himself to save the rest of them.

13. What do Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah do the next morning?
(a) They question Judith and Hetty for any information they might have.
(b) The use the spyglass to survey the lake.
(c) They plan how to take a canoe and desert the white people.
(d) They cook fish they caught in the lake.

14. What is the first phase of Deerslayer's torture?
(a) They tie him spread eagled over an ant hill.
(b) They remove his moccasins and put hot coals on his feet.
(c) Young braves throw tomahawks at his head to see how close they can throw without hitting him.
(d) He is held under water for several minutes at a time.

15. What attitude do Harry and Hutter have about Chingachgook's fears?
(a) They think it is a good opportunity to go ashore and collect scalps.
(b) They brashly insist that the Iroquois could not possibly be in the castle.
(c) They listen to him and do not go back to the isalnd.
(d) They accuse Wah-ta-Wah of agitating her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning after Deerslayer's furlough, what is the main topic of conversation?

2. How had the soldiers found the Iroquois encampment?

3. What are the warriors unsuccessful at doing?

4. What do Judith and Hetty want to do now that Hutter is dead?

5. What are the terms of Deerslayer's furlough?

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