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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ed and Bobby do with their friend Drew's body when they find it?
(a) They give their friend a decent burial.
(b) Lewis is so sick, they must leave immediately.
(c) They bury it in the river, using rocks to make it sink.
(d) They put it in the canoe to bring home to his wife.

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) The friend eats nuts and berries until a search party arrives.
(c) A rural Southerner goes out and finds him in the night.
(d) Lewis finds his friend by following his trail.

3. What does Bobby Trippe want to bring on the canoe trip?
(a) Liquor.
(b) A gun for protection.
(c) Archery equipment.
(d) An extra first-aid kit.

4. What part of the river must the survivors get through before reaching civilization?
(a) Some very serious rapids.
(b) A shallow, rocky stretch that must be portaged.
(c) A gauntlet of angry, gun-toting locals.
(d) A stretch that's home to a nest of water snakes.

5. What enables Lewis to live life on his terms?
(a) He has a subconscious death wish.
(b) He owns an insurance business.
(c) Lack of family.
(d) Self-determination.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ed and Bobby patch up the holes in their story?

2. How much does Lewis offer each Griner brother to drive their cars to Aintry?

3. What does the man who hurt Bobby do after he is shot?

4. What, specifically, is the biggest problem with their concocted story?

5. Why doesn't the shooter kill Ed while he's in the river retrieving the overturned aluminum canoe?

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