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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 strange thing takes place that Judith and Hetty do not understand as they paddle away in the canoe.

2. What happens when Deerslayer declines to marry the Iroquois woman?

3. What does Harry do after he hears the conditions brought by Deerslayer?

4. What do Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah do the next morning?

5. What gift does Judith give Deerslayer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of the Iroquois by the next morning?

2. What action does Harry finally take?

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

4. What loss do the others suffer?

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

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

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

8. What happens to foil Judith's plan?

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

10. What do Deerslayer and Judith find in the old chest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay explaining your idea of the value of human life. This is your personal feeling about the value of human life in terms of the elderly, the unborn, the hungry children in the world, and any other areas you might want to include because you feel strongly about them.

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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