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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 happens to Cora during the fight?

2. What happens to Heyward when he tries to defend Alice?

3. On their way, what does Heyward continually try to do?

4. After the Indian ambush, who are out looking for Cora and Alice?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the conflict between Gen. Montcalm and Le Renard.

3. How do Heyward, David, Cora, and Alice almost escape unnoticed by the Iroquois?

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

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

6. Outline what Heyward tells Cora and Alice about their father while they hide in the cave behind the waterfall.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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