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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. Why Deerslayer is more interested in Hetty than in Judith.
(a) Because Hetty inherited her mother's wealth
(b) Because Hetty is the elder one
(c) Because of Hetty's retarded mental condition
(d) Because Hetty is the more beautiful one

2. What warning is Hetty given before she gets to the Iroquois encampment?
(a) Not to turn her back on the chief
(b) Not to tell them where she came from
(c) Not to mention her father or Harry or Chingachgook
(d) Not to mention the brown bears

3. What foolish thing does Hutter attempt to do before he is stopped by Deerslayer?
(a) He tries to shoot the retreating Iroquois.
(b) He tries to kill Harry.
(c) He curses Judith for giving up his chess pieces.
(d) He slaps Judith for opening his chest.

4. What does Deerslayer tell Hutter about their rescue?
(a) How the eclipse of the moon frightened the Iroquois.
(b) How Hetty was the reason for the exchange.
(c) How they had promised Judith to chief Ravenoak.
(d) How they had traded the chess pieces for their release.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Chingachgook coming to that area?

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

3. What are Harry and Hutter planning when they get to the Iroquois encampment?

4. What does Judith try to find out from Deerslayer?

5. When the Iroquois dies, what does Deerslayer refuse to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the circumstances when Chingachgook and Deerslayer locate the Iroquois camp?

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

4. What do they find when they reach the Iroquois encampment to recapture Wah-ta-Wah?

5. What does Cooper use to show Hetty's innocence and purity?

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

7. What items in the old chest particularly delight Deerslayer and Chingachgook?

8. Discuss Tom Hutter's racial prejudices as Harry March and Deerslayer arrive.

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

10. Even though he is an expert marksman, what is Deerslayer's attitude about taking any kind of life?

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