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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What guides Ed's choice of location from which to shoot their attacker?
(a) A place where he can get away quickly if he misses.
(b) A gut feeling of rightness.
(c) The place the shooter least expects him to be.
(d) A place he can hide and still have a clear downward shot.

2. What does Ed do first after reaching the top of the cliff?
(a) He checks his equipment.
(b) He closes his eyes and rests a moment.
(c) He looks around to see if the killer is nearby.
(d) He looks back down at the river.

3. What do Bobby and Drew contribute to the enjoyment of their first night's camp?
(a) Bobby is a great cook, and Drew cleans up afterwards.
(b) They gather the firewood.
(c) Spooky stories and kooky riddles.
(d) Liquor and music.

4. What does Ed believe the unknown shooter's next move will be?
(a) He'll try to kill the rest of the group the next day.
(b) He'll shoot holes in the canoe, so they can't go farther.
(c) He'll force them into the woods where they will get lost and die.
(d) He'll sneak into their camp at night and kill them.

5. Once at the top of the cliff, how does Ed determine the shooter's next course of action?
(a) He examines the ground for the shooter's tracks.
(b) He expects the shooter to repeat his earlier actions.
(c) He guesses at the shooter's past experiences with a gun.
(d) He determines what he'd do if he was the shooter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What camping equipment do Ed and Dean play with in the living room the morning Ed leaves on the canoe trip?

2. How do Bobby and Lewis get their canoe through the rapids that overturned Ed's canoe?

3. What tempts Ed to pull out of the canoe trip at the last minute?

4. How does Ed end up in the river on the second day of the trip?

5. What does Ed do while waiting for that help to arrive?

(see the answer key)

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