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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) the beginning of summer
(b) a declaration of war
(c) the elevation of a new chief
(d) a period of celebration

2. Who does Magua choose when Hawkeye offers his life for Cora?
(a) Uncas
(b) Alice
(c) Cora
(d) Hawkeye

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

4. Where is Alice Munro?
(a) with the Huron women about two miles away
(b) tied to one of the braves
(c) alone in the forest
(d) in the chief's teepee

5. How do the men leave the fort the next morning?
(a) joyfully
(b) carefully
(c) casually
(d) loudly

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chief say about Reed that Bends?

2. What happens to the boy sent to collect rifles?

3. Who does Magua say is responsible for tying him up?

4. What does Chingachgook say over the body of his son?

5. Where do the Huron think Alice, Heyward, and Hawkeye are?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the braves discover that Uncas is gone?

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

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

4. Explain why the five men use extra caution when leaving Fort Henry the following morning.

5. How are Cora and Uncas honored in death?

6. Tell about the Hurons' response to the Delaware declaration of war.

7. How does David prove his courage to Hawkeye?

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

9. What causes great excitement and consternation in the Delaware camp?

10. Describe the war dance in the Delaware camp.

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