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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the dam being built that will turn part of the Cahulawassee River into a lake?
(a) Where the river exits Lake Bodie.
(b) Aintry.
(c) Oree.
(d) A few miles south of Atlanta.

2. On the first day of the canoe trip, for what does Lewis tell Ed he wants to be ready?
(a) When the machines and political systems fail.
(b) The day the human race finally finds peace.
(c) His own death.
(d) The day Ed finally comes around to his way of thinking.

3. 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) The sofa pillows; they have a pillow fight.
(c) His bow and arrows.
(d) A knife.

4. Prior to the trip, which of the four men is the only one having experience with a canoe?
(a) Drew Ballinger.
(b) Bobby Trippe.
(c) Lewis Medlock.
(d) Ed Gentry.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of musical instrument does the albino boy, Lonnie, play?

4. In the story Lewis tells Ed while they are driving to Oree, what happened when his friend was lost?

5. Who first suggests a white-water canoe trip?

(see the answer key)

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