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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Magua hate Cora's father?
(a) He killed Magua's Indian wife.
(b) He had Magua whipped publicly for drunkenness.
(c) He made Magua do woman's work in the fort.
(d) He made Magua eat off the floor.

2. Who is described as possessing muscular features?
(a) Magua
(b) Chingachgook
(c) Uncas
(d) Hawkeye

3. Who does Heyward wish to marry?
(a) Alice Munro
(b) Cora Munro
(c) an Indian woman
(d) his fiance back in England

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Magua know the girls' father?

2. Who is the man of European stock waiting a few miles westward of Heyward and the Munro girls?

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

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

5. Where do they stop to rest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the French do with the captured Hawkeye?

2. Tell what happens when the hiding place is spotted by the Iroquois.

3. What are some of the problems the group faces as they battle the Iroquois?

4. Explain why Hawkeye and Chingachgook dissuade Heyward from going after the wounded Magua.

5. What plan does Magua have for the group of captives after Cora rejects his advances?

6. What news is in the letter Hawkeye delivers to Gen. Munro?

7. What does Cora manage to convince the men to do?

8. What do they find as they near Fort Henry?

9. What happens to prevent the torture of the captives?

10. Explain how David Gamut is allowed to accompany Heyward, Alice, and Cora on the trip to Ft. Henry.

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