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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Heyward convinced not to pursue Magua?
(a) It has gotten too dark.
(b) They will wait for him to return.
(c) There are probably Iroquois in the area.
(d) They cannot leave the girls alone.

2. What advice does Hawkeye give as they battle the Iroquois?
(a) not to shoot till they can see the whites of their eyes
(b) to keep up a constant barrage of gunfire
(c) to conserve their shots
(d) to keep their heads down

3. What does the strange sound turn out to be?
(a) a horse in pain or terror
(b) an Indian war cry
(c) a goat caught in brambles
(d) a large owl

4. What is Hawkeye's problem during the battle?
(a) He slips on a wet rock.
(b) He runs out of ammunition.
(c) He loses his eyeglasses.
(d) He sprains his ankle.

5. Leaving the safety of the thicket, what do they hear?
(a) bears
(b) horses
(c) deer
(d) men

6. What request does Heyward make of Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas?
(a) to hunt down the Iroquois
(b) to give them something to eat
(c) to guide them to Ft. Henry
(d) to find disguises for the women

7. Who comes across the Indian scout and the hunter?
(a) the Marquis of Montcalm
(b) the Iroquois
(c) the girls and Maj. Heyward
(d) the Siminole

8. What happens to Cora during the fight?
(a) She is hit in the foot by a bullet.
(b) She is used as a shield by a Huron.
(c) She catches an arrow in her shoulder.
(d) Her shoulder is grazed by an axe.

9. What is the condition of the messenger?
(a) His hands are bound.
(b) His arm is broken.
(c) His head is bandaged.
(d) His shirt is bloody.

10. What happens when Heywood confronts the guide?
(a) He draws his knife.
(b) He denies being a traitor.
(c) He wounds Heywood.
(d) He runs.

11. What does Heyward do with the wounded David Gamut?
(a) cuts the arrow out of his leg
(b) knocks him out to keep him quiet
(c) moves him to the back of the cave
(d) ties a gag over his mouth to conceal his groans

12. What does Heywood demand of Renard?
(a) that he translate
(b) that he leave
(c) that he go for help
(d) that he protect the girls

13. How do Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook leave to find help?
(a) headed first in the wrong direction to confuse the Iroquois
(b) separately, walking along the banks of the river
(c) floating down the river
(d) Uncas alone and Hawkeye and Chingachgook together

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

15. Led captive by the Iroquois and Renard, which way do they travel?
(a) toward the sea
(b) away from the forts
(c) around in circles
(d) back toward Ft. Edward

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they conclude has frightened the horses?

2. What does Montcalm want to know from his guest?

3. What do the men realize as they study the trail?

4. What is one thing Col. Munro says he never thought he would see?

5. What interrupts David Gamut's song in the cave?

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