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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 14th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story Lewis tells Ed while they are driving to Oree, what happened when his friend was lost?
(a) The friend eats nuts and berries until a search party arrives.
(b) Lewis finds his friend by following his trail.
(c) His friend makes his way to civilization with a broken arm.
(d) A rural Southerner goes out and finds him in the night.

2. While in Oree, what animal(s) does Ed wonder about getting a chance to hunt?
(a) A ten-point buck.
(b) Wolverines.
(c) Bears and wild hogs.
(d) Raccoons.

3. What wakes Ed the morning he is to depart on the canoe trip?
(a) The sound of the wind.
(b) The alarm clock he set the night before.
(c) Martha, his wife.
(d) His eagerness to get going.

4. How is the first man that the four men encounter in Oree described?
(a) A teen-aged boy on his way home from school.
(b) A man wearing a stained, gray work uniform.
(c) The owner of the dry goods store.
(d) An old man with a straw hat and work shirt.

5. What camping equipment do Ed and Dean play with in the living room the morning Ed leaves on the canoe trip?
(a) The rope coiled on top of everythng.
(b) His bow and arrows.
(c) A knife.
(d) The sofa pillows; they have a pillow fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season do the men take their canoe trip?

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

3. Before Lewis arrives to begin the canoe trip, what does Ed's wife do to make Ed feel better?

4. Before Lewis arrives to pick Ed up for the canoe trip, where is Ed's son Dean?

5. in the Before section, why doesn't Ed worry about being late for work?

(see the answer key)

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