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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who discovers them?
(a) a French teacher
(b) a French speaking Indian
(c) a French sentinel
(d) a French chef

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

4. After the men leave, what do Cora and Alice do?
(a) hide in the cave
(b) climb a tree
(c) stand under the waterfall
(d) make dummies dressed in their clothes to appear asleep

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

6. What prevents an Indian from killing Col. Munro?
(a) a shot by Hawkeye
(b) a shot by Uncas
(c) a shot by General Montcalm
(d) a shot by Duncan Heyward

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

8. What explains the difference in the complexions of Cora and Alice?
(a) They are adopted children.
(b) They had two different mothers.
(c) Their mother was a product of a white/black union.
(d) They had different fathers.

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

10. What is one of the rewards Heyward promises Renard if he helps them?
(a) Cora as his wife
(b) ten horses
(c) a river of firewater
(d) a trip to England

11. As what do the hunters identify Heywood's guide?
(a) a Sioux
(b) a Mohican
(c) a Mohawk
(d) a Huron

12. What is the suggestion in the letter from Gen. Webb?
(a) that the Mohicans are coming to their rescue
(b) that Ft. Henry surrender
(c) that troops are on the way
(d) that the French are surrendering

13. Why does Heyward reprimand the Psalmist?
(a) for not being dressed properly
(b) for trying to join their group
(c) for talking with the Indian scout
(d) for making too much noise

14. What is Magua's background?
(a) the son of a Huron chief
(b) a foundling raised by the Delaware
(c) a renegade from the Seminole
(d) a warrior of the Sioux

15. What happens to the treacherous guide?
(a) Hawkeye kills him.
(b) He escapes without injury.
(c) Uncas gets him with an arrow.
(d) He is wounded but not caught.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Iroquois do in the outer cave?

2. What is the condition of the messenger?

3. When does the group prepare to move away from the blockhouse?

4. After the Indian ambush, who are out looking for Cora and Alice?

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

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