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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 unexpected thing does Hetty do before they realize it?

2. Instead of Harry's prearranged signal, what does Deerslayer hear?

3. What are Harry and Hutter planning when they get to the Iroquois encampment?

4. What is Deerslayer's problem that makes him uncomfortable around Judith?

5. What does Deerslayer say to March when he impulsively shoots a deer just for sport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cooper use to show Hetty's innocence and purity?

2. Why does Deerslayer urge Hetty to leave the Iroquois camp?

3. How does Hetty manage to enter the Iroquois encampment?

4. Describe Harry and Deerslayer as they emerge from the woods at the beginning of the novel.

5. Why are the Iroquois not angered when they discover that Hutter and Harry are there to collect scalps?

6. What action does Hetty take that points to her mental deficiency?

7. What causes Judith and Deerslayer to open the old chest that Hutter always keeps locked?

8. After they take the Ark back to Muskrat Castle, how do they propose to keep the Iroquois from attacking them?

9. What do they find when they reach the Iroquois encampment to recapture Wah-ta-Wah?

10. Discuss Tom Hutter's racial prejudices as Harry March and Deerslayer arrive.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the harmful effects of rumor. From the very beginning of the novel, it is clear that Judith has been stained by rumor. Your essay should start with the example of Judith and go into what rumor can do today.

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail the good and bad points of Thomas Hutter. It is often observed that no one is either all good or all bad. Thomas Hutter had both qualities which Cooper brings out in the novel. Describe those qualities by using passages from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on your opinion of James Fenimore Cooper as an author. Do you like his style? Do you think his story is interesting? What do you think about his vocabulary? Is his story believable? Would he be as successful today as he was in the 1800's?

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