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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they use over the entrance to the back of the cave?
(a) the horses
(b) blankets
(c) nothing, the waterfall covers it
(d) large rocks

2. What caused Magua's downfall
(a) drinking firewater
(b) murdering his uncle
(c) fighting the other braves
(d) not being a good hunter

3. What is the joyful event at the fort?
(a) a square dance
(b) a birthday party for the girls' ather
(c) celebration for defeating the French
(d) the reunion of the girls with their father

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

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

6. What do the Iroquois do in the outer cave?
(a) take a break to eat
(b) sit down to wait
(c) set fire to the tree branches
(d) pile more branches over the ones already there

7. When does the group prepare to move away from the blockhouse?
(a) at high noon
(b) just before dawn
(c) when the moon is high
(d) two days later

8. What is happening when they finally near the fort?
(a) All is quiet on the western front.
(b) The fort has been abandoned.
(c) Montcalm's army is firing on the forts.
(d) The fort is being burned to the ground.

9. What happens as the Huron see one of their group fall dead?
(a) they hide behind the Munro girls
(b) they cut Heywood's throat
(c) they are momentarily immobile
(d) they run off in all directions

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

11. Where do they stop to rest?
(a) a pony express station
(b) a hunter's cabin
(c) under a giant oak
(d) a decayed blockhouse

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

13. What distresses Uncas?
(a) He sees a Huron stealing the canoe.
(b) His quivver is empty.
(c) Chingachgook is shot in the arm.
(d) He knows the Iroquois have spotted the girls.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is at war as the novel begins?

3. What happens to Heyward when he tries to defend Alice?

4. Why does Magua hate Cora's father?

5. What does Cora suggest the men do?

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