The Last of the Mohicans pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 The Last of the Mohicans - Answer keys 1 of 2 Answer keys LEVEL 2 Teacher Support Programme Book key 1 a cave, cliff, fort b colonel c general (in the US) d tribe e chief f a safe place g canoe h blood 2 a the man on the right b the Mohicans c He is the last of the Mohican tribe. 3 a Hawkeye b He cannot live with white people, and the Mohicans are his friends. c He wanted men and women to read his books. 4 a Yes b No c Yes d No e No 5 a Uncas b Montcalm/the French c Hawkeye d Magua e Magua 6 a 3 b 4 c 1 d 5 e 2 7 a They are friends because the Hurons are helping Montcalm’s men. b Heyward thinks that Magua is his friend. But Magua doesn’t want to help him. When Heyward understands, he is angry. c Uncas likes Cora. 8–9 Open answers 10 a Heyward b The Hurons c Heyward d Uncas e Hawkeye and the Mohicans 11 b ✗ d ✗ 12 a The Hurons b Hawkeye c Chingachgook, Uncas 13–14 Open answers 15 a ✓ b ✓ d ✓ f ✓ 16 a No b Yes c Yes 17 a Hawkeye b Hawkeye c Hawkeye d Colonel Munro e Alice 18–19 Open answers 20 a Hawkeye b Heyward c Heyward d Munro e Munro f Magua 21–22 Open answers 23 a 6 b 5 c 1 d 8 e 2 f 3 g 7 h 4 24–32 Open answers Discussion activities key 1 1789. 1851. Thirty. Indians and white men. In the woods with the Indians. The Hudson River. He wanted women to read his books. 1992. 2 Suggestions: horses, guns, knives, boats, fights, canoes, tomahawks, soldiers, Indians, forts. 3–6 Open answers 7 A knife cut the Huron’s arm. The men saw the heads of the Hurons in the river. A Huron fell into the river. Uncas, Chigachgook and Hawkeye swam away down the river. The girls and Heyward were in a cave when the Hurons found them. Heyward fired his gun at Magua. Magua asked if Hawkeye was a bird. Hawkeye was not a fish, but he did swim down the river. 8 Suggestions: trees, men, tomahawk, knife, river, shoes, feathers, stones, cave, dresses, girls, sword, hair. 9–10 Open answers 11 Suggested movies: Troy, The Lord of the Rings, 300, Braveheart, Gladiator, Star Wars. 12–16 Open answers 17 1 knife 2 minutes 3 bird 4 firewater 5 yellow 6 rich 7 shoe Activity worksheets key 1 a Scotland b knife c stupid d ten e woods f wide g strange h younger i black 2 thick – thin older – younger safe – dangerous sad – happy loudly – quietly front – back strong – weak pretty – ugly 3 a 3 b 6 c 5 d 1 e 4 f 2 4 a shoot b took c spoke d feel e hated f swam 5 a ✗ b ✗ c ✓ d ✗ e ✗ f ✓ g ✗