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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 explains the difference in the complexions of Cora and Alice?

2. Four days after Heywood and the girls enter Fort Henry, who is led to the fort?

3. At what time does Hawkeye wake everyone to resume their trip to Ft. Henry?

4. What happens to the treacherous guide?

5. What caused Magua's downfall

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conflict between Gen. Montcalm and Le Renard.

2. What is the evidence that Cora and Alice have survived?

3. What plan does Magua have for the group of captives after Cora rejects his advances?

4. Describe what happens when a warrior takes a baby as ransom for a woman's shawl.

5. Relate how Chingachgook explains why the Mohicans were finally unable to beat back the Iroquois.

6. What are the arguments Heyward uses to try and get Magua to side with the captives?

7. What do they find as they near Fort Henry?

8. What does Col. Munro try to determine about Heyward's preference for Alice as a future wife?

9. What happens to prevent the torture of the captives?

10. Tell what happens when the hiding place is spotted by the Iroquois.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the process of writing a novel. Where should the story come from? How much research is necessary to write historical fiction? Include how you would go about writing your own novel.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay debating self protection and non-violence. Use the discussion between David and Hawkeye at the end of Chapter 12 to begin your essay. State your opinion about the validity of each side.

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