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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. Who is the person the Huron immediately suspect killed their comrade?

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

3. What is one of the rewards Heyward promises Renard if he helps them?

4. Who is at war as the novel begins?

5. Where did Munro meet the girls' mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. After leaving in the opposite direction of the Iroquois, what does the reader learn about Hawkeye?

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

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

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

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 an essay about stereotypes used to describe the American Indian. In you essay cite references in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS as examples of stereotypes. Discuss how particulars often become generalizations about entire ethnic groups.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on preconceptions in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Although Cooper attempts to show nobility in the native American, define how only the ones friendly to the English come across as noble. In your opinion, how much actual research went into writing about the Huron, the Delaware, and the Mohicans. Include the fact that Cooper's novels were not only popular in America but they were also well received in Europe. To what extent does this novel contribute to public preconceptions about native Americans?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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