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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. Where do they discover the footprints of women?

2. What gave the Huron the idea that David is insane?

3. Who does Hawkeye confess to killing?

4. What is the symbolism of the attack on the red painted tree?

5. What does the chief say about Reed that Bends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What saves Uncas from torture and death in the Delaware camp?

2. What is Heyward warned about?

3. What does Hawkeye, disguised as the bear, propose to do to Uncas?

4. What do the hunters learn about Cora and Alice?

5. What strange event occurs as Heyward is led to a cave to perform medicine cures for a woman possessed of an evil spirit?

6. Describe the relationship between Chingachgook and his son, Uncas, as seen at the campfire in the ruins of Fort Henry.

7. How do the men locate the trail of the Iroquois in hopes of finding Cora and Alice?

8. Describe the deaths of Cora, Magua, and Uncas.

9. What ruse do Heyward and Hawkeye use to confuse the Delaware?

10. What happens as they cross the lake in a canoe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay contrasting Cora and Alice. In your opinion, is there an element of racism in Cora's being the stronger of the two girls and eventually being killed? Is there a weakness in Heyward's expressed preference for Alice? Is Magua's preference for Cora based on racial preference?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about historical fiction. Explain how including actual historical facts in a fiction story makes the tale more realistic. Discuss how Cooper's use of real tribal names enhances his story of THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. What is the importance of the French and Indian War to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on how literary fiction influences popular thought. Keeping in mind that THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS was published in the 1800s, explain how it may have contributed to conventional wisdom about the habits of native Americans.

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