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

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

3. What threat is spotted by Hawkeye near a waterfall?
(a) five Iroquois
(b) mountain lions
(c) Magua with a rifle
(d) a pack of wolves

4. What is one thing Col. Munro says he never thought he would see?
(a) A Frenchman too honest to profit by his advantage.
(b) Indians coming to his rescue.
(c) A battle that lasted more than twenty days.
(d) His daughters getting married.

5. Who is the man standing outside across the water?
(a) Colonel Munro
(b) Hawkeye
(c) David Gamut
(d) Duncan Heyward

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cooper describe the setting of the novel?

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

3. Why is Col. Munro dejected as he returns to the fort?

4. Who is the lone man making his way to the outskirts of the French camp?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss briefly the noise that is heard outside the cave.

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

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

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

5. What does Col. Munro say after he reads the letter intercepted from Gen. Webb and arranges the surrender with the French general?

6. Describe the conflict between Gen. Montcalm and Le Renard.

7. Outline what Heyward tells Cora and Alice about their father while they hide in the cave behind the waterfall.

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

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

10. Why does Hawkeye say they returned to the cave site?

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