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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume I, Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Mononotto attack Bethel?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) June.

2. In Karcher’s commentary, the term “extralegal” (27) carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Outside the law.
(b) With additional force of law.
(c) In an excess of law.
(d) Against the law.

3. In the context of the novel, the term “congeniality” carries which of the following meanings (53)?
(a) Obedience and submission.
(b) Rebellion and misrule.
(c) Duty and diligence.
(d) Affection and love.

4. Which of the following does Karcher remark created the historical novel as a genre (19)?
(a) Sir Walter Scott.
(b) Sir Philip Sidney.
(c) Sir Thomas Malory.
(d) Sir Winston Churchill.

5. Which of the following character types does Karcher claim Cooper brought into American fiction?
(a) The cowboy.
(b) The frontiersman.
(c) The rebel soldier.
(d) The SEAL.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which port does William purpose to leave for New England before he breaks ties with his uncle?

2. “The only merit claimed by the present writer” in Sedgwick’s preface is which of the following (48)?

3. How many, including Mononotto, attack Bethel?

4. In what year did Sedgwick’s paternal family arrive in Massachusetts?

5. In what year does William Fletcher emigrate to New England?

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