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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 is Deerslayer free?
(a) He pretends to be sick and the Indians scare him.
(b) Chingachgook arranges for his release.
(c) He slips away from the Iroquois in the night.
(d) Ravenoak gives him twenty-four hours furlough on his promise to return and face punishment.

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

3. What does Judith do together with Deerslayer?
(a) Make plans to protect Hetty
(b) Prepare a meal of freshly caught fish
(c) Examine the contents of the old chest
(d) Go for a midnight swim

4. Why will the tribe not agree to stop the torture?
(a) Because it is entertaining.
(b) Because they are still angry.
(c) Because they want to hear him beg for mercy.
(d) Because they have no respect for Deerslayer.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hutter buried?

2. How do they manage to rescue Harry?

3. Although Deerslayer admires the Indians, what attitude of his lies just under the surface?

4. What do they discover Hutter's real name and background to be?

5. What happens to prevent the torture by fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Deerslayer give when Judith tries to suggest she wants to marry him?

2. Ravenoak admires Deerslayer's courage and offers him his freedom under what condition?

3. After the massacre of the Iroquois, what happens?

4. What are the terms the Iroquois give Deerslayer to offer the people on the Ark?

5. How does Deerslayer almost escape the Iroquois?

6. What action does Harry finally take?

7. What is Judith's bold plan for freeing Deerslayer?

8. What is the first torture they use with Deerslayer and how does he react?

9. What happens to Harry and Hutter after they are captured in the house?

10. What do the girls learn from Hutter as he speaks to them from his deathbed?

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