View a FREE sample

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 suspect about the Oneida?

2. What does David tell the Huron the bear is going to do to Uncas?

3. Who does the bear turn out to be?

4. When Uncas reappears, how does his face look?

5. How does Heywood explain his paint?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the negotiations with Magua to get the release of Cora.

5. How do the braves discover that Uncas is gone?

6. What causes great excitement and consternation in the Delaware camp?

7. Explain why the five men use extra caution when leaving Fort Henry the following morning.

8. How does Chingachgook turn out to be the last of the Mohicans?

9. What is Heyward warned about?

10. How are Cora and Uncas honored in death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critique of THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Discuss writing style, language, plot strengths and weaknesses, and use of descriptive words and sentences. Conclude your critique with your recommendation whether the novel should be read or not.

Essay Topic 2

Do some research about James Fenimore Cooper and discuss his use of actual people and events in his writing. [Note: a good research source is WILLIAM COOPER'S TOWN by Alan Taylor] Write your essay about how realistic the characters are. Give your impressions about Cooper's knowledge of the American Indian.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 716 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample