1: James Cooper's novels were known for being novels of
a. romance
b. war
c. crime
d. pursuit
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2: The Last of the Mohicans takes place
a. in 1757, during the war between England and France, more commonly known as the French and Indian War
b. in Massachusetts, during the American Revolution
c. during the War of 1812
d. during the U.S. Civil War
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3: Hawkeye and Chingachgook don't trust Magua because he is
a. an Indian runner for the British
b. determined to betray the French
c. a member of the Huron tribe who has been adopted by the Mohicans
d. a headhunter, seeking to kill the Mohicans for the French
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4: Magua leads Alice and Cora toward Fort William Henry so they can be
a. educated
b. attend church and music lessons
c. sent back to France for safety reasons
d. reunited with their father
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5: Hawkeye calls his rifle
a. Killdeer
b. Colt
c. Great Spirit
d. Subtle Fox
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6: Magua refers to himself as
a. Killdeer
b. Colt
c. Great Spirit
d. Subtle Fox
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7: The last of the Mohicans is
a. Chingachgook
b. Uncas
c. Tamenund
d. Hawkeye
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8: Cora's mother was
a. from the South
b. a West Indian with African heritage
c. a Delaware Indian
d. French
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9: As the Indians wage a terrible massacre against the English, Gamut is able to keep Alice, Cora, and himself safe by
a. hiding in the fort until the massacre ends
b. loudly singing a psalm
c. securing a horse and escaping
d. feigning death
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10: After Magua captures Alice and Cora, he separates them and keeps Alice with the Hurons but sends Cora to which tribe?
a. The Algonquins
b. The Pawnee
c. The Delawares
d. The Iroquois
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11: According to Cooper, Hawkeye's purpose as a character is to . . .
a. furnish a witness to the savagery of the American pioneers
b. symbolize what's good about nature and earth
c. furnish a witness to the truth of . . . the progress of the American nation
d. symbolize the truth of the atrocities of war
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12: In The Last of the Mohicans, the character associated with having the most potential for change is
a. Magua
b. Hawkeye
c. Alice
d. Gamut
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13: Who said the following: "that the Being we all worship, under different names, will be mindful of their charity; and that the time shall not be distant when we may assemble around his throne without distinction of sex, or rank, or color"?
a. Munro
b. Heyward
c. Chingachgook
d. Cora
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14: Who said the following: "I know not but man may so deform his works in the settlement, as to leave that which is so clear in the wilderness a matter of doubt among traders and priests."
a. Gamut
b. Killdeer
c. Hawkeye
d. Uncas
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