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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cooper describe the setting of the novel?
(a) the foothills of the wilderness
(b) the land that time forgot
(c) the back of beyond
(d) the bloody area

2. Who is at war as the novel begins?
(a) The British and the Americans
(b) The French and the Indians
(c) The English and the Indians
(d) The English and French

3. What is Hawkeye's problem during the battle?
(a) He runs out of ammunition.
(b) He slips on a wet rock.
(c) He sprains his ankle.
(d) He loses his eyeglasses.

4. What advice does Hawkeye give as they battle the Iroquois?
(a) to keep up a constant barrage of gunfire
(b) to keep their heads down
(c) not to shoot till they can see the whites of their eyes
(d) to conserve their shots

5. At what time does Hawkeye wake everyone to resume their trip to Ft. Henry?
(a) noon the next day
(b) at first light
(c) six in the morning
(d) around midnight

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Heywood confronts the guide?

2. What do Heywood and his party not realize?

3. What distresses Uncas?

4. Who is the man of European stock waiting a few miles westward of Heyward and the Munro girls?

5. What is the purpose of Fort Henry and Fort Edward?

(see the answer key)

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