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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cooper describe the setting of the novel?
(a) the foothills of the wilderness
(b) the back of beyond
(c) the land that time forgot
(d) the bloody area

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. At what time does Hawkeye wake everyone to resume their trip to Ft. Henry?
(a) around midnight
(b) six in the morning
(c) at first light
(d) noon the next day

4. Who does Maj. Heyward elect to lead him and the young Munro women to Fort Henry?
(a) Hawkeye
(b) an Indian scout
(c) a British sergeant major
(d) the psalmist

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Hawkeye give as they battle the Iroquois?

2. What does the strange sound turn out to be?

3. How is Heyward nearly wounded?

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

5. What does Uncas take to ward off wolves?

(see the answer key)

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