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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dying Iroquois say to Deerslayer?

2. Where does the lake get its name from the locals?

3. How do Harry March and Deerslayer get to Muskrat Castle?

4. How does Hetty return to the castle?

5. What convinces Deerslayer that the chess pieces are not idols?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do they bargain for the release of Hutter and Harry?

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

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

7. What does Deerslayer believe is the significance to a cluster of bloody sticks he finds?

8. What happens when Deerslayer is interrogated by Ravenoak?

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

10. What causes Judith and Deerslayer to open the old chest that Hutter always keeps locked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do some research in the library or on the Internet and write a description of the wilderness in the American frontier in the late 1700's. Are the events and characters portrayed in the story realistic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write a story about living in colonial times and you are abducted by Native Americans. In The Deerslayer, the Iroquois wanted Judith to come and marry one of their warriors. Research the true story of Cynthia Parker in the library or on the internet. Then write a story where you are the main character and grow up as a captive in a Native American community. Would your attitudes towards Native Americans be different from the way you feel today?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about loyalty and understanding. Refer to the passages where other people are trying to get Deerslayer to run when he has the chance to get away. Only Chingachgook does not. Why? Then refer to the passage where they say their long good-byes. Discuss how this represents true friendship.

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