the last of the mohicans Flashcards

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1
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time period

A

late 1750’s

french and indian war

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2
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movie is set where

A

forest frontier of Western New York

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3
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movie was filmed where

A

mountains in north Carolina

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4
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French army is attacking fort

A

William Henry

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5
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fort william henry is under control of colonel

A

Munro

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6
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Munro’s daughters

A

Cora- older

Alice- Younger

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7
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cora and alice are escorted to fort william henry by major

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duncan heyward

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8
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cora, alice, and major heyward are guided by

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Magua

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9
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who is the last mohican

A

Uncas

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10
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the last chief of the mohican tribe

A

Chingachgook

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adopted son of Chingachgook

A

nathaniel poe

“hawkeye”

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12
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Major Heyward is in love with

A

Cora

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13
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magua is a warrior of the

A

Huron tribe

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14
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an ambush is led on Major heyward and Munro’s daughters that leads to

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the mohicans killing the rest of the enemy warriors whiile magua escape

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15
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cora begins to form a bond with _____ as they trek on to fort william henry

A

hawkeye

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16
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the fort is under_____ when the party arrives there

A

siege

17
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before for william henry falls, hawkeye and cora share a

A

kiss

18
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magua and the hurons are allies of the

A

french

19
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magua has a hatred for

A

colonel munro

20
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what did colonel munro do to magua’s family

A

murdered his family

21
Q

magua and the hurons ambush the british while they are marching to _____- and kills _____

A

Albany

colonel munro

22
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who escapes the second ambush

A

the mohicans, cora, alice, and heyward

23
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after the second ambush, magua captures

A

major heyward, alice ,and cora

24
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magua captures the major and the women to present them to a chief, ____, in hopes of gaining recognition as a _____

A

sachem

war leader

25
Q

what does the sachem rule

A

heyward be returned
cora burned alive
alice given to magua

26
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who is serving as a translator between hawkeye and the sachem

A

heyward

27
Q

what does hawkeye ask heyward to say

A

have himself burned instead of cora

28
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what does heyward say to the sachem

A

that he will burn instead of cora

29
Q

hawkeye shoots _____ in the ____ as he is burning in flames

A

heyward

head

30
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uncas is killed by ____ and thrown ____

A

magua

down the mountain

31
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what does alice do

A

steps off the cliff instead of going to magua

32
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who kills magua

A

chingachgook

33
Q

chingachgook prays to ______ in honor of ______ who is the ______

A

the great spirit
uncas
the last of the mohicans

34
Q

who was critical of the novel, why?

A

mark twain

very descriptive

35
Q

what could the novel had also been called

A

broken twigs

36
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who wrote the novel

A

james fenimore cooper