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

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

3. What does one of the Huron threaten to do to Alice?
(a) cut her face with his knife
(b) scalp her
(c) throw her into the river
(d) shoot her

4. 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 conserve their shots
(c) to keep up a constant barrage of gunfire
(d) to keep their heads down

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook leave to find help?

2. Who is invited to dinner at the French camp under a flag of truce?

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

4. What does Uncas take to ward off wolves?

5. Who is the Indian waiting with the European?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the arguments Heyward uses to try and get Magua to side with the captives?

2. Relate how Chingachgook explains why the Mohicans were finally unable to beat back the Iroquois.

3. After Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas leave to find help, what happens back near the cave?

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

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

6. How do Heyward, Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook attempt to capture Magua after they learn that he has betrayed Heyward and the girls?

7. What does Cora learn about Magua's early history?

8. What does Col. Munro try to determine about Heyward's preference for Alice as a future wife?

9. What takes place after the slaughter of the refugees from Fort Henry?

10. Describe where the group stops to rest as they continue on to Fort Henry.

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