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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. Where do Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah see Harry the next morning?

2. What do Judith and Hetty learn as Hutter lies on his deathbed?

3. Why does Judith feel affection for Deerslayer?

4. Why is it safe for Hetty to return with Deerslayer?

5. How had the soldiers found the Iroquois encampment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the second torture begins.

2. What do Judith and Hetty discover after the Iroquois leave the castle?

3. What loss do the others suffer?

4. What is Judith's bold plan for freeing Deerslayer?

5. How does Deerslayer almost escape the Iroquois?

6. What unusual thing happens while Judith and Hetty are in the canoe?

7. What happens when they return and enter Muskrat Castle?

8. What do Deerslayer and Chingachgook learn when they return fifteen years later?

9. After Hutter is buried in the lake, for what does Judith hope?

10. What deep discussion takes place before Deerslayer has to return to the Iroquois?

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 an account of someone you know whose mental capability is limited like Hetty's. If you do not know one personally, read about Down Syndrome children and tell about the life of one of them.

Essay Topic 3

Write a story about someone trading some trinkets for animal pelts with a Native American during the early colonization. Put yourself in the story as the trader, the Native American, or a bystander.

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