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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 do they use to bargain for the lives of Hutter and Harry?

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

3. What unexpected thing does Hetty do before they realize it?

4. What does Chingachgook want to do?

5. Why does Hetty try to go to the Iroquois encampment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What relationship develops between Judith and Deerslayer?

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

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

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

6. What happens when Deerslayer is interrogated by Ravenoak?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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