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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 16th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men get through the final set of rapids?
(a) They keep their center of gravity low and hope for the best.
(b) They use a broken paddle to deflect rocks.
(c) They tow the canoe over a series of falls.
(d) Bobby is useless; Ed steers the canoe himself.

2. Why does Ed enjoy Drew's music so much at the first encampment of the canoe trip?
(a) It's folk music played in the right setting.
(b) Drew knows what kind of music each man likes and plays it.
(c) It reminds him of home and of his wife.
(d) It's soft mood music.

3. What does Ed do when the owl hunts from the pole of his tent?
(a) He shakes the tent until it stays away.
(b) He imagines himself hunting with it.
(c) He rolls up in his sleeping bag; it's the only way he can sleep.
(d) He pushes the claws off the tent pole.

4. What do the men find in the river on the first day of the canoe trip?
(a) Logs from a logging operation.
(b) A boat that must have drifted away from its moorings.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Chicken feathers.

5. What does Drew want to do with the body of the man Lewis killed?
(a) Dump the body in the river.
(b) Leave it where it is and get out of there as fast as possible.
(c) Take it to Aintry and inform the police.
(d) Bury the body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed notice in the middle of the night as he rests in the crevice of the cliff he's climbing?

2. How much does Lewis offer each Griner brother to drive their cars to Aintry?

3. What does Lewis tell Ed after Ed pulls him from the river after his canoe overturns?

4. What does the Griner brother ask Lewis after being asked to drive the cars to Aintry?

5. What part of the river must the survivors get through before reaching civilization?

(see the answer key)

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