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The Last of the Mohicans

Book key 7 A knife cut the Huron’s arm. The men saw the heads
1 a  cave, cliff, fort  b colonel  c  general (in the US) of the Hurons in the river. A Huron fell into the river.
d tribe  e chief  f  a safe place  g canoe  h blood Uncas, Chigachgook and Hawkeye swam away down
2 a the man on the right the river. The girls and Heyward were in a cave when
b the Mohicans the Hurons found them. Heyward fired his gun at
c He is the last of the Mohican tribe. Magua. Magua asked if Hawkeye was a bird. Hawkeye
3 a Hawkeye was not a fish, but he did swim down the river.
b He cannot live with white people, and the 8 Suggestions: trees, men, tomahawk, knife, river, shoes,
Mohicans are his friends. feathers, stones, cave, dresses, girls, sword, hair.
c He wanted men and women to read his books. 9–10  Open answers
4 a Yes  b  No  c Yes  d No  e No 11 Suggested movies: Troy, The Lord of the Rings, 300,
5 a Uncas  b  Montcalm/the French  c Hawkeye Braveheart, Gladiator, Star Wars.
d Magua  e Magua 12–16  Open answers
6 a 3  b 4  c 1  d 5  e 2 17 1 knife  2 minutes  3 bird  4 firewater
7 a They are friends because the Hurons are helping 5 yellow  6 rich  7 shoe
Montcalm’s men.
Activity worksheets key
b Heyward thinks that Magua is his friend. But
1 a Scotland
Magua doesn’t want to help him. When Heyward
b knife
understands, he is angry.
c stupid
c Uncas likes Cora.
d ten
8–9  Open answers
e woods
10 a Heyward  b  The Hurons  c Heyward  d  Uncas 
f wide
e  Hawkeye and the Mohicans
g strange
11 b  ✗  d  ✗
h younger
12 a  The Hurons  b Hawkeye
i black
c  Chingachgook, Uncas
2 thick – thin
13–14  Open answers
older – younger
15 a  ✓  b  ✓  d  ✓  f  ✓
safe – dangerous
16 a No  b  Yes  c Yes
sad – happy
17 a Hawkeye  b Hawkeye  c  Hawkeye
loudly – quietly
d  Colonel Munro  e  Alice
front – back
18–19  Open answers
strong – weak
20 a Hawkeye  b Heyward  c Heyward  d  Munro
pretty – ugly
e Munro  f  Magua
3 a 3  b 6  c 5  d 1  e 4  f 2
21–22  Open answers
4 a shoot
23 a 6  b  5  c 1  d 8  e 2  f 3  g 7  h 4
b took
24 –32  Open answers
c spoke
Discussion activities key d feel
1 1789. 1851. Thirty. Indians and white men. In the e hated
woods with the Indians. The Hudson River. He f swam
wanted women to read his books. 1992. 5 a  ✗  b  ✗  c  ✓  d  ✗  e  ✗  f  ✓  g  ✗
2 Suggestions: horses, guns, knives, boats, fights, canoes,
tomahawks, soldiers, Indians, forts.
3–6  Open answers

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level 2 Answer keys Teacher Support Programme

The Last of the Mohicans

6 a canoe 12 speak – spoke
b chief think – thought
c tribe know – knew
d cook can – could
e weather come – came
f shout run – ran
7 a dangerous hold – held
b letter catch – caught
c grandfather take – took
d teacher begin – began
e blood 13 a water > blood
f mountain b cried > laughed
8 a Munro c guns > tomahawkes
b Heyward d boxes > bags
c Montcalm e food > money
d Cora f Alice > Cora
e Magua
f Gamut Progress test key
9 a to 1 a  3  b  2  c 6  d 5  e 7  f  1  g 8  h 10
b spoke i 4  j  9
c theirs 2 a  ✗  b  ✗  c  ✓ d  ✓  e  ✗  f  ✓  g  ✗  h  ✗
d slow i  ✓  j  ✗
e carry 3 a 7  b 5  c 1  d 10  e 2  f 9  g 3  h 4
f through i  6  j  8
g waiting 4 a fast
10 a 8  b 5  c  10  d 1  e 9  f 4  g 6  h 2 b strong
i  7  j  3 c dark
11 a Green d loud
b Gamut e angry
c Because they thought he was strange and not a f sick
man. g intelligent
d Red and blue h afraid
e The Huron Indian chief i wild
f In a cave j late
g He knew it was a man in an animal skin. 5 a 9  b 4  c 10  d 8  e 5  f 6  g 1  h 2
h A knife i  3  j 7

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