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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 do they use over the entrance to the back of the cave?

2. Who are the men out looking for the group?

3. Who is the man standing outside across the water?

4. Who does Maj. Heyward elect to lead him and the young Munro women to Fort Henry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cora learn about Magua's early history?

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

4. Explain what the Iroquois are really after.

5. Describe where the group stops to rest as they continue on to Fort Henry.

6. Why does Hawkeye say they returned to the cave site?

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

8. What takes place after the slaughter of the refugees from Fort Henry?

9. Describe the time and events during which the story begins.

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

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

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 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.

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