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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As the group journeys on after the battle with the Hurons, who leads them?
2. What does Montcalm want to know from his guest?
3. Led captive by the Iroquois and Renard, which way do they travel?
4. What advice does Hawkeye give as they battle the Iroquois?
5. Who immediately join in the fight with the Hurons?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why Hawkeye and Chingachgook dissuade Heyward from going after the wounded Magua.
2. How do Heyward, Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook attempt to capture Magua after they learn that he has betrayed Heyward and the girls?
3. What does Cora manage to convince the men to do?
4. What takes place after the slaughter of the refugees from Fort Henry?
5. What do they find as they near Fort Henry?
6. Describe the time and events during which the story begins.
7. What plan does Magua have for the group of captives after Cora rejects his advances?
8. Discuss briefly the noise that is heard outside the cave.
9. Tell what happens when the hiding place is spotted by the Iroquois.
10. What keeps the Iroquois (or Huron) from attacking the group at the blockhouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a paper about how the skill of reading tracks plays out in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Find references to several places where the Mohicans and Hawkeye demonstrate this skill. Express your opinion about the necessity of such a skill in frontier lands.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about why the French army did nothing during the massacre of the settlers leaving Fort Henry. Given what we know about Montcalm, explain why this inactivity seems out of character. Then conclude by referring to the French and Indian War which was an extension of the Seven Years War between France and England and the French problem of going against an ally.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the literary glamorization of the American Indian. Use examples of Cooper's descriptions of Indian customs that extol a high ethical standard. Include the representations of Indian bravery as a prerequisite to manhood.
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