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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business does Ed Gentry own with a partner?
(a) A graphics design firm.
(b) An accounting firm.
(c) He's the sole owner of a tax business.
(d) None, he recently sold his half of the business.

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

3. While driving to Oree, what does Lewis tell Ed?
(a) That he doubts he'll truly enjoy the trip.
(b) That nothing important ever happens in the hill country.
(c) That Ed usually only does what he has to do.
(d) That Ed's the only one on the trip besides him with any brains.

4. What does the blue light of the Kitt's photo shoot remind Ed of?
(a) Prisons and interrogations.
(b) A pool of water.
(c) Mornings and evenings.
(d) A hot desert sky.

5. What does Ed like to do for his friends?
(a) Give them a handicap when they play golf.
(b) Make collages.
(c) Take them for a drink on their birthdays.
(d) Play practical jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed's wife ask him before his departure on the canoe trip?

2. What about the model in Ed's photo shoot attracts him the most?

3. Alone in his office after the canoe trip was proposed, how does Ed get past his depression?

4. At lunch, discussing the canoe trip, why does the trip organizer suggest the men take the trip now?

5. Which of the four men going on the canoe trip is very social and well-liked by most people?

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