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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While driving to Oree, what does Ed tell Lewis about himself?
(a) That he's looking forward to the challenge of the trip.
(b) That he cares deeply about his family.
(c) That his life has been empty for some time.
(d) That he's a get-through-the-day man.

2. What does Ed's wife ask him before his departure on the canoe trip?
(a) Whether the photo shoot the day before went well.
(b) Why he agreed to such a crazy trip.
(c) If he really wants to go.
(d) Whether he's up to the physical stress of canoeing.

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

4. Which of the men invited to take the canoe trip is more than happy to agree?
(a) Ed Gentry
(b) Drew Ballinger.
(c) None of them.
(d) All of them.

5. 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?
(a) He carries the body the rest of the way to the river.
(b) Ed carries a spare rope around his waist.
(c) Bobby throws a second rope up to him.
(d) The rope breaks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the men shift some gear to a different canoe on the second day, September 15?

3. Where is the dam being built that will turn part of the Cahulawassee River into a lake?

4. What does Lewis tell Ed that he must do if they are to survive the canoe trip?

5. 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?

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