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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 16th.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What tempts Ed to pull out of the canoe trip at the last minute?
(a) The thought of snakes, insects, and twigs.
(b) He wants to go golfing.
(c) He has no experience with white-water canoeing.
(d) He has an unexpected premonition of danger.
2. How do the men get through the final set of rapids?
(a) They use a broken paddle to deflect rocks.
(b) Bobby is useless; Ed steers the canoe himself.
(c) They tow the canoe over a series of falls.
(d) They keep their center of gravity low and hope for the best.
3. In the September 16 section, after calling his wife, what does Ed do next?
(a) He gets a room, has dinner and a shower, and goes to sleep.
(b) He finds Bobby and the two of them get drunk.
(c) He goes to Bobby's room where the two of them just talk.
(d) He goes back to the hospital to check on Lewis.
4. Which man shoots first when the shooter at the top of the cliff sees Ed preparing to shoot him?
(a) Ed shoots first, but the shooter's rifle discharges also.
(b) They both shoot at the same time.
(c) The man with the rifle shoots first, causing Ed's bow to release.
(d) In the confusion, it's impossible to tell.
5. In the September 16th section, how does Ed discover the location of the shooter who has disappeared?
(a) He hears the shooter crashing through the forest.
(b) He follows the shooter's blood trail.
(c) He remains hiding until the shooter reappears.
(d) He looks over the cliff and sees the shooter's body.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what kind of help does Ed ask?
2. Before Lewis arrives to begin the canoe trip, what does Ed's wife do to make Ed feel better?
3. What happens as Ed waits for morning atop the cliff?
4. Why does Ed enjoy Drew's music so much at the first encampment of the canoe trip?
5. For what disaster have Lewis and his wife prepared?
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