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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 the symbolism of the attack on the red painted tree?
(a) a period of celebration
(b) a declaration of war
(c) the elevation of a new chief
(d) the beginning of summer

2. After Magua enters, what do Hawkeye and Heyward do with him?
(a) throw him down a canyon
(b) cut his throat
(c) tie and gag him
(d) knock him out

3. What assurance does Hawkeye give Chingachgook?
(a) that Uncas is in the Happy Hunting Ground
(b) that there will be a resurrection
(c) that he will get a government pension
(d) that he will never be alone

4. Who is the only one of the captives that Magua has a claim on?
(a) Heyward
(b) Cora
(c) Hawkeye
(d) Alice

5. What stops the Delaware from torturing Uncas?
(a) his superior strength
(b) his challenge to Magua
(c) his turtle tattoo
(d) his quick wits

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Heyward hoping for as he wanders around the Huron village?

2. Who does the bear turn out to be?

3. What do Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook do to confuse those following them?

4. How does Heywood speak to the Huron chief?

5. What does David tell the Huron the bear is going to do to Uncas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ruse do Heyward and Hawkeye use to confuse the Delaware?

2. How does Chingachgook turn out to be the last of the Mohicans?

3. How do they smuggle Uncas out of the Huron village?

4. When Magua enters the cave, how do Heyward and Hawkeye overpower him?

5. Who are the condemned men being held by the Huron?

6. What happens that night as the five men stay in the ruins of Fort Henry?

7. Describe the war dance in the Delaware camp.

8. How do the men locate the trail of the Iroquois in hopes of finding Cora and Alice?

9. How does Heyward gain entrance into the Huron camp?

10. Why is David allowed to roam around unmolested by the Indians?

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