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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the trip, how does Ed divert suspicion from them?
(a) By pretending there had only been three of them on the trip.
(b) By asking for a search party to find Drew.
(c) By pointing the authorities to the wrong part of the river.
(d) By saying a falling boulder hit and killed Drew in the gorge.

2. What does Ed do when the owl hunts from the pole of his tent?
(a) He imagines himself hunting with it.
(b) He rolls up in his sleeping bag; it's the only way he can sleep.
(c) He pushes the claws off the tent pole.
(d) He shakes the tent until it stays away.

3. Why does Lewis tell Ed the story of his lost friend before taking the canoe trip?
(a) As a way of passing along survival skills to his friend.
(b) He is bragging.
(c) To illustrate the values of rural Southerners.
(d) To illustrate the danger of the rural areas along the river.

4. What is Ed looking forward to while the men are discussing the canoe trip during lunch?
(a) Practice at the archery range.
(b) A walk through town.
(c) The afternoon's photo shoot.
(d) A drink with his wife after work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Lewis say the men should meet for their canoe trip?

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

3. What solves the problem of a rope that's too short for Ed to lower himself and the body of the man he shot down the cliff?

4. How does Ed get up the cliff?

5. Why don't the men stop at the first opportunity when their canoe reaches civilization?

(see the answer key)

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