1. Before Lewis arrives to begin the canoe trip, what does Ed's wife do to make Ed feel better?
(a) She tells him he'll enjoy the trip.
(b) She makes sure he has everything he needs.
(c) She makes love to him.
(d) She tells him he doesn't have to make the trip.

2. When Ed finally arrives at the hospital, what happens first?
(a) Ed makes sure Lewis is being cared for properly.
(b) A doctor calls the police to report a suspicious wound.
(c) Ed follows Lewis into the Emergency Room.
(d) A doctor treats his wounds.

3. How does Ed tell Lewis the new story with the patrolmen listening?
(a) Lewis makes guesses, and Ed nods at correct guesses.
(b) He pretends to be helping Lewis remember events of the trip.
(c) He mouths the information with his back to the patrolmen.
(d) He turns the radio loud enough to drown out his words.

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

5. In the September 16 section, how does Ed react to Bobby's not having left at daybreak as planned?
(a) He's too badly hurt from his fall from the cliff to care.
(b) He's enraged.
(c) He's glad because Bobby can now help him with the body.
(d) He's glad Bobby disobeyed orders and stayed to help.