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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. What does one of the Huron threaten to do to Alice?

2. What is the purpose of Fort Henry and Fort Edward?

3. Who has pursued the Indians and their captives?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Relate how Chingachgook explains why the Mohicans were finally unable to beat back the Iroquois.

4. What happens to prevent the torture of the captives?

5. Explain what the Iroquois are really after.

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

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

8. What are some of the problems the group faces as they battle the Iroquois?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Do some research and write an essay about the practice of scalping. Comparing your research to Cooper's story line, express your opinions about how this practice is mentioned in the text and whether you think it is genuine.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the use of the English language in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Discuss the formality of the language, giving examples from the novel. How does the language affect the reading of the novel?

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