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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. After Magua gets away for a second time, what happens to the dead Hurons?

2. What does Hawkeye recall at a pond?

3. What is the suggestion in the letter from Gen. Webb?

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

5. What advice does Hawkeye give as they battle the Iroquois?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what the Iroquois are really after.

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

4. What is the evidence that Cora and Alice have survived?

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

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

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

8. What keeps the Iroquois (or Huron) from attacking the group at the blockhouse?

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

10. What does Cora manage to convince the men to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay debating self protection and non-violence. Use the discussion between David and Hawkeye at the end of Chapter 12 to begin your essay. State your opinion about the validity of each side.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about William Penn, called Minquoin by the Delaware. In your essay discuss how his dealings with the American Indians were different from those of other white settlers. Explain how our history might have been much different if Penn's approach had been the rule rather than the exception.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critique of THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Discuss writing style, language, plot strengths and weaknesses, and use of descriptive words and sentences. Conclude your critique with your recommendation whether the novel should be read or not.

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