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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 15th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ed enjoy Drew's music so much at the first encampment of the canoe trip?
(a) Drew knows what kind of music each man likes and plays it.
(b) It's folk music played in the right setting.
(c) It reminds him of home and of his wife.
(d) It's soft mood music.

2. Why doesn't Lewis kill the man as soon as he and Drew arrive where Bobby and Ed are being held at gunpoint?
(a) He waited for the perfect shot.
(b) He had to wait until the gun wasn't pointed at Bobby or Ed.
(c) It took time to string a bow quietly.
(d) He had to return to the canoe for his bow and arrows.

3. What does Ed always notice about people in the rural South?
(a) A kind of charm that settles about them like fireflies.
(b) How slowly and deliberately they move.
(c) Dandruff.
(d) The number of missing fingers.

4. After falling in the river on the second day of the trip, how does Ed get through the whitewater?
(a) He gets through by luck alone.
(b) He grabs a tree limb and holds on to it.
(c) He body-surfs and floats.
(d) He grabs one end of the canoe.

5. For what disaster have Lewis and his wife prepared?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A run on the banks; he has gold hidden on his property.
(c) A tornado.
(d) An atom bomb falling on the USA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is Ed positive the shooter is still at the top of the cliff after shooting Drew?

2. What is Ed looking forward to while the men are discussing the canoe trip during lunch?

3. What does Ed notice about Lewis when they stop for a swim?

4. How do the men cool down when they stop for a while during their second day on the river?

5. What kind of pictures does Ed think resulted from the Kitt's photo shoot?

(see the answer key)

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