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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the four men going on the canoe trip is very social and well-liked by most people?
(a) Drew.
(b) Ed.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Lewis.

2. What one thing do all three men invited for the canoe trip share?
(a) All are unhappily married.
(b) All are suburban, middle-class men.
(c) None like Lewis.
(d) All work for the same company.

3. How does Ed get up the cliff?
(a) He uses his hands and feet to climb the surface of the cliff.
(b) He crawls along switchbacks.
(c) The climb is surprisingly easy.
(d) He uses the rope to relay from one rock to another.

4. How do the men cool down when they stop for a while during their second day on the river?
(a) They rest and let the current do the work.
(b) They take a rest on the bank and drink beer.
(c) They go for a swim in the river.
(d) They spray water on each other with the canoe paddles.

5. Why does Ed go to the hospital after he and Bobby discuss the holes in their story?
(a) To tell Lewis the new version of events.
(b) To check out the police guarding Lewis.
(c) To make sure Lewis is okay.
(d) To bring a car to the hospital and take Lewis home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Highway Patrolman react to the made-up story?

3. What do the men find in the river on the first day of the canoe trip?

4. After two more patrol cars show up at a cafe where a patrolman has taken Ed, where do the police take Ed and Bobby?

5. How does Lewis react to having killed a man?

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