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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through After.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Bobby and Lewis get their canoe through the rapids that overturned Ed's canoe?
(a) They don't; they end up in the water like Ed and Drew.
(b) Bobby and Lewis use their paddles like outriggers.
(c) Lewis keeps the canoe away from the rocks.
(d) They go into the water and hold onto the canoe.

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

3. Before Lewis arrives to begin the canoe trip, what does Ed's wife do to make Ed feel better?
(a) She makes love to him.
(b) She tells him he'll enjoy the trip.
(c) She tells him he doesn't have to make the trip.
(d) She makes sure he has everything he needs.

4. What does Ed do when the ambulance arrives for Lewis?
(a) He directs them to Lewis who's in worse shape than he is.
(b) He helps the ambulance crew carry Lewis.
(c) He runs to meet it and direct it to the river.
(d) Gratefully, he accepts their treatment of his wound.

5. How do the men get through the final set of rapids?
(a) They use a broken paddle to deflect rocks.
(b) They tow the canoe over a series of falls.
(c) They keep their center of gravity low and hope for the best.
(d) Bobby is useless; Ed steers the canoe himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis tell Ed that he must do if they are to survive the canoe trip?

2. On the way to Oree, where does the group have breakfast?

3. Which of the four men on the canoe trip is a straightforward quiet fellow?

4. What do Ed and Bobby do with their friend Drew's body when they find it?

5. What does Lewis want to do with the body of the man he killed?

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