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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 are the terms of Deerslayer's furlough?

2. What stipulation does Ravenoak put on Deerslayer's freedom?

3. How does Cooper describe the massacre of the Iroquois?

4. What do Judith and Hetty want to do now that Hutter is dead?

5. How do they find Muskrat Castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deerslayer almost escape the Iroquois?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Harry and Hutter after they are captured in the house?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed contrast between Deerslayer and Harry Marsh. Play close attention to Deerslayer's character in the way he deals with Judith and Hetty in particular. Notice his friendship with Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah. Contrast this to Harry and the way he tries to push himself on Judith, his attitude to Native Americans, and the things he does which are self-centered. Look at his friendship with Hutter in contrast to Deerslayer's friendship with Chingachgook.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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