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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to see them on the Ark?
(a) Chief Ravenoak and a brave
(b) Briarthorn and his brother
(c) A young Iroquois boy
(d) Men from the garrison

2. Deerslayer fears that Harry and Hutter are up to ____________.
(a) Planning to make Judith marry Harry.
(b) Planning to betray Chingachgook and take his scalp.
(c) Planning to join the military.
(d) Planning a revenge against the Iroquois.

3. What does Judith keep insisting?
(a) That they remain on the island for a few more days.
(b) That they find something they can use to barter for her father's release.
(c) That Deerslayer agrees to marry her.
(d) That they take the canoes and go looking for Hetty.

4. What is the purpose of the detailed description of the bedroom of Judith and Hetty in the novel?
(a) It foreshadows the death of Hetty and Judith.
(b) It serves to anticipate the characters of the two girls before they are actually introduced.
(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.

5. Who interrogates Deerslayer?
(a) The tribal council
(b) Chief Ravenoak
(c) Briarthorn
(d) The old woman he grabbed

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Hutter, March, and Deerslayer secure Muskrat Castle on the island in the middle of the lake?

2. What foolish thing does Hutter attempt to do before he is stopped by Deerslayer?

3. How does Hetty return to the castle?

4. What does Judith find inside the chest?

5. What happens when Deerslayer wakes the following morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Hetty take that points to her mental deficiency?

2. Describe Harry and Deerslayer as they emerge from the woods at the beginning of the novel.

3. What is the purpose of Chingachgook's expected arrival?

4. Explain how Deerslayer is given the nickname, Hawkeye.

5. Why does Deerslayer urge Hetty to leave the Iroquois camp?

6. After they take the Ark back to Muskrat Castle, how do they propose to keep the Iroquois from attacking them?

7. How does Cooper show that Hutter trusts Hetty more than he does Judith?

8. After they pick up Chingachgook, what information does he report?

9. How does Hetty manage to enter the Iroquois encampment?

10. What happens to Harry and Hutter when they go ashore to find scalps?

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