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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. Who shows up in the Iroquois camp to plead for Deerslayer's life?

2. What was the reaction of the Iroquois about Hutter and Harry wanting scalps?

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

4. How do the men finally manage to grab Wah-ta-Wah?

5. What happens when Deerslayer turns his back on the Iroquois?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Show Deerslayer's feeling about not killing another human unless absolutely necessary.

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

6. When Deerslayer and Harry do not find the Hutter family at the house, what does Harry insist they do?

7. Why are the Iroquois there in that area?

8. What does Deerslayer prevent Chingachgook from doing?

9. What relationship develops between Judith and Deerslayer?

10. Discuss the element of rumor in The Deerslayer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about cliffhangers in novels and movies that make you want to know more. Give examples from movies and TV shows that end in such a way you want to know what is going to happen next. Many movies do that to get people anxious for the sequel. TV shows usually do that on the last episode of the season so that people will want to watch again next year. Pick out a few of those you remember and write how they made you feel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on your opinion of James Fenimore Cooper as an author. Do you like his style? Do you think his story is interesting? What do you think about his vocabulary? Is his story believable? Would he be as successful today as he was in the 1800's?

Essay Topic 3

Write your idea of living in a large house on an island in the middle of a lake. Cover such questions as (1) why you would put your house there, (2) what the house would look like, and (3) how you would travel to the lake shore.

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