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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cora suggest the men do?
(a) Leave them in the cave and go by river to seek help.
(b) Build a big signal fire.
(c) Wait until dark to slip away.
(d) Turn the women over to the Iroquois.

2. What is the secret place where Hawkeye, Chingachgook and Uncas take the major and the Munro girls?
(a) a clearing behind a large rock
(b) a cave behind a waterfall
(c) a treehouse in the forest
(d) a hut inside a briar patch

3. Who in the group does not sleep in the cave that night?
(a) Gamut, Alice, and Hawkeye
(b) Alice, Cora, and Heyward
(c) Heywood, Hawkeye, and Uncas
(d) Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas

4. How is Heyward nearly wounded?
(a) by a bullet near his head
(b) by a tomahawk
(c) by a glancing arrow
(d) by a knife in hand to hand combat

5. What does Uncas take to ward off wolves?
(a) Hawkeye's rifle
(b) his tomakawk
(c) a firebrand
(d) several large stones

Short Answer Questions

1. As what do the hunters identify Heywood's guide?

2. At what time does Hawkeye wake everyone to resume their trip to Ft. Henry?

3. Who does Uncas say are hiding in the woods?

4. Who comes across the Indian scout and the hunter?

5. How does Cooper describe the setting of the novel?

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