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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 16th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ed explain his wound to the doctor who treats him?
(a) The doctor isn't suspicious, so he says nothing.
(b) He convinces the doctor he was hurt in the rapids.
(c) He comes up with a story that is part fact, part fiction.
(d) He says he fell on his knife.

2. What does Bobby do while the ambulance crew works on Lewis, and they wait for the Highway Patrol to arrive?
(a) He chews on Ed for leaving him alone with a dying man.
(b) He stays apart because he needs to be alone for a moment.
(c) He watches over Lewis until the ambulance leaves.
(d) He practices the agreed-upon story with two fishermen.

3. in the Before section, Ed Gentry is depressed after lunch because...
(a) He's afraid he won't live up to Lewis' expectations of him.
(b) He and his wife had a fight that morning.
(c) He feels his life is ordinary.
(d) He doesn't like the presentation on which he's working.

4. In what season do the men take their canoe trip?
(a) Spring, when the river level is high.
(b) Early autumn.
(c) Early winter, just before freeze-up.
(d) Summer.

5. Which employees of the graphics studio does the owner feel most sorry for?
(a) Men who have squandered their talent.
(b) Men who lack the talent to rise far in their profession.
(c) Real artists.
(d) Talented artists who can't follow orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ed finally arrives at the hospital, what happens first?

2. What happens as Ed waits for morning atop the cliff?

3. What does Lewis tell Ed when Ed goes into the river to pull him out of the water after Bobby's and his canoe overturned?

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

5. While in Oree, what animal(s) does Ed wonder about getting a chance to hunt?

(see the answer key)

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