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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 Chingachgook and Deerslayer do that morning?

2. What does Judith do together with Deerslayer?

3. How do they find Hutter when they enter the house?

4. What do they discover Hutter's real name and background to be?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Hetty allowed to take Deerslayer back to the Indians?

4. What are the circumstances of Deerslayer paddling a canoe up to the house?

5. Why does Deerslayer not get away from the Iroquois?

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

7. What are the terms the Iroquois give Deerslayer to offer the people on the Ark?

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

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

10. What unfortunate event causes the woman on the shore to scream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about a boat or canoe trip you once took. If you have never gone on a boat or canoe, interview someone who has and write about their experiences.

Essay Topic 2

Write a recommendation for other people to read The Deerslayer Your recommendation may be based on how interesting you found the book or on the idea of its historical significance as written by the first great American novelist.

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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