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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Judith refuse Harry's marriage proposal?
(a) Because she loves a soldier at the garrison.
(b) Because she wants to join a convent.
(c) Because she is too emotionally upset to think about marriage.
(d) Because she is in love with Deerslayer.

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

3. How does Cooper describe the massacre of the Iroquois?
(a) He gives only the garrison's side of the conflict.
(b) He describes it through the eyes of Deerslayer.
(c) He glosses over it, mainly talking about the clean up afterwards.
(d) He describes it in bloody detail.

4. What happens when Judith proposes marriage to Deerslayer?
(a) He turns her down.
(b) He asks for time to think about it.
(c) He tells her he is already married.
(d) He is fllattered and agrees to marry her.

5. What do the Iroquois do when they notice Harry is missing?
(a) They bring Hutter outside and scalp him alive.
(b) They set fire to Muskrat Castle.
(c) They do not care about Harry because Hutter is the one they want.
(d) They attempt to catch up to the boat in canoes but give up their attempts.

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

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

8. What are the terms of Deerslayer's furlough?
(a) To ask Wah-ta-Wah and Judith to return and marry Iroquois warriors.
(b) To burn down Muskrat Castle.
(c) To take the Ark and the chest to Ravenoak.
(d) To bring Hetty back to the tribe for good luck.

9. Why do the Iroquois on the island not kill Harry and Hutter?
(a) They now think they are mentally afflicted like Hetty.
(b) They are on the island and do not know about the dead woman.
(c) They want to make them suffer under torture.
(d) They want to take them to get the rest of the treasure on the Ark.

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

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

12. What strange thing takes place that Judith and Hetty do not understand as they paddle away in the canoe.
(a) The canoe begins to take on water.
(b) The encampment seems to catch on fire.
(c) An Iroquois boy swims up to their canoe.
(d) The Iroquois guard's lover is shot.

13. After the discussion about Heaven, what conclusion does Hetty draw?
(a) There really is only one Heaven.
(b) You can find Heaven on earth.
(c) Each ethnic group will go to a different Heaven.
(d) Hutter probably did not go to Heaven.

14. What can Hetty not understand as Deerslayer tries to talk with her on the way back?
(a) About Indian customs.
(b) About how Hutter was wrong.
(c) About Judith and Harry.
(d) About the need for guns.

15. What is Deerslayer's attitude as he says farewell to his friends before returning to the Iroquois?
(a) He is planning to fight hard for his life.
(b) He is scared of a painful death.
(c) He is angry that he will die because of Hutter.
(d) He is resigned to dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attitude do Harry and Hutter have about Chingachgook's fears?

2. How do they find Muskrat Castle?

3. As he leaves, instead of telling Judith he loves her, what does Deerslayer say to her?

4. How do they manage to rescue Harry?

5. Why is Deerslayer free?

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