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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. How does Hetty return to the castle?

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

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

4. After the house is secure, what does Deerslayer agree to do?

5. Who is Deerslayer expecting to meet near the lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Harry and Deerslayer as they emerge from the woods at the beginning of the novel.

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

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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