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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 leader of the soldiers that defeat the Iroquois?

2. The morning after Deerslayer's furlough, what is the main topic of conversation?

3. What attitude do Harry and Hutter have about Chingachgook's fears?

4. How had the soldiers found the Iroquois encampment?

5. Why will Deerslayer not take the chance to flee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Deerslayer not get away from the Iroquois?

2. Why does Judith give Deerslayer a special gift?

3. What are the terms the Iroquois give Deerslayer to offer the people on the Ark?

4. After the massacre of the Iroquois, what happens?

5. Ravenoak admires Deerslayer's courage and offers him his freedom under what condition?

6. What deep discussion takes place before Deerslayer has to return to the Iroquois?

7. What becomes of the Iroquois by the next morning?

8. What is Judith's bold plan for freeing Deerslayer?

9. What happens when the second torture begins.

10. Where is the canoe that brought Hetty to shore hidden from view?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write what you think it would be like to live on a boat. Let your imagination soar as you describe living on a boat. Where is the boat? Where would you go? How often would you go to land? What would you eat? What entertainment would you have?

Essay Topic 2

Write a story about someone trading some trinkets for animal pelts with a Native American during the early colonization. Put yourself in the story as the trader, the Native American, or a bystander.

Essay Topic 3

Things that might not happen in real life but happen in a novel are true because the author says they are. Write how you feel about that. Do you find it easy to believe preposterous things like witchcraft and monsters just to enjoy a story? On the other hand, perhaps you do not really enjoy that kind of reading and prefer biographies and books of history. Explain yourself clearly.

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