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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. Why do the Iroquois on the island not kill Harry and Hutter?

2. What is rumored to have become of Judith?

3. What does Hutter do when he discovers that Deerslayer has been captured?

4. After the discussion about Heaven, what conclusion does Hetty draw?

5. What is on Judith's mind as she goes to bed the night she asked Deerslayer to marry her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does Deerslayer give when Judith tries to suggest she wants to marry him?

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

4. What brings the entire tribe to want him tortured and killed?

5. What action does Harry finally take?

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

7. What happens when the second torture begins.

8. What do the girls learn from Hutter as he speaks to them from his deathbed?

9. After the massacre of the Iroquois, what happens?

10. Describe the good-byes as Deerslayer prepares to return to the Iroquois.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a story about vintage garments. Pick a period in history and describe the clothes you would like to try on the way Judith modeled the dress from the old trunk. Explain why you chose that particular period.

Essay Topic 2

Write about a time when you discovered something in an old chest or in an attic. At some time in your life, you probably came across an old chest or storage boxes and found interesting things. Speculate about what everything was or what it tells about the person who put them there. If you have never had this experience, write a story about doing this and let your imagination run wild.

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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