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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the men decide to bury the body of the man Lewis shot?
(a) Some distance upstream in the woods.
(b) In the rapids where the river will take care of it.
(c) In a deep pool in the river weighted by rocks.
(d) A day's travel downriver by the river's edge.

2. What does Ed see as the one thing they can use to their advantage against the man trying to kill them?
(a) They have a rifle.
(b) The shooter doesn't realize they are familiar with the area.
(c) The shooter thinks they died when the canoes tipped over.
(d) The shooter doesn't think they can get at him on the cliff.

3. While hunting the first morning of the canoe trip, why does Ed miss the buck at which he shoots?
(a) He lifts his bow hand, as he releases his arrow.
(b) He does everythng right, but the buck moves.
(c) He gets buck fever.
(d) A branch knocks the bow to one side.

4. While driving to Oree, what does Ed tell Lewis about himself?
(a) That his life has been empty for some time.
(b) That he cares deeply about his family.
(c) That he's a get-through-the-day man.
(d) That he's looking forward to the challenge of the trip.

5. What solves the problem of a rope that's too short for Ed to lower himself and the body of the man he shot down the cliff?
(a) Bobby throws a second rope up to him.
(b) The rope breaks.
(c) He carries the body the rest of the way to the river.
(d) Ed carries a spare rope around his waist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed notice about Lewis when they stop for a swim?

2. Why does Ed enjoy Drew's music so much at the first encampment of the canoe trip?

3. In the September 16 section, how does Ed react to Bobby's not having left at daybreak as planned?

4. How do the men get through the final set of rapids?

5. In the story Lewis tells Ed while they are driving to Oree, what happened when his friend was lost?

(see the answer key)

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