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

2. What does Deerslayer tell Hutter about their rescue?

3. Who interrogates Deerslayer?

4. What comparisons do they discuss regarding physical beauty?

5. What new value does the old chest take on at that time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Deerslayer prevent Chingachgook from doing?

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

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

6. Discuss the element of rumor in The Deerslayer.

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

8. After they get the items back into the old chest, what upsets Deerslayer?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a recommendation for other people to read The Deerslayer Your recommendation may be based on how interesting you found the book or on the idea of its historical significance as written by the first great American novelist.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining your idea of the value of human life. This is your personal feeling about the value of human life in terms of the elderly, the unborn, the hungry children in the world, and any other areas you might want to include because you feel strongly about them.

Essay Topic 3

Write what you think it would be like to live on a boat. Let your imagination soar as you describe living on a boat. Where is the boat? Where would you go? How often would you go to land? What would you eat? What entertainment would you have?

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