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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 shows the strong character of Deerslayer in the opening of the novel?

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

3. How do the Iroquois discover Hetty's mental capacity?

4. Why does Deerslayer allow himself to be captured by the Iroquois?

5. What problem does going to talk with the Iroquois pose for Deerslayer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Harry and Hutter when they go ashore to find scalps?

6. After they take the Ark back to Muskrat Castle, how do they propose to keep the Iroquois from attacking them?

7. Why are the Iroquois there in that area?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the harmful effects of rumor. From the very beginning of the novel, it is clear that Judith has been stained by rumor. Your essay should start with the example of Judith and go into what rumor can do today.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail the good and bad points of Thomas Hutter. It is often observed that no one is either all good or all bad. Thomas Hutter had both qualities which Cooper brings out in the novel. Describe those qualities by using passages from the novel.

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