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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What questions does Deputy Queen start out asking Ed?
(a) Whether Drew carried a substantial life insurance policy.
(b) General questions about the trip.
(c) Details about the accident.
(d) Why the men killed their friend.

2. How much does Lewis offer each Griner brother to drive their cars to Aintry?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Forty dollars.

3. On the first day of the canoe trip, for what does Lewis tell Ed he wants to be ready?
(a) His own death.
(b) When the machines and political systems fail.
(c) The day the human race finally finds peace.
(d) The day Ed finally comes around to his way of thinking.

4. What happens to the friendship between Ed and Lewis over time?
(a) It grows deeper, and they still shoot together.
(b) There's no real change; they just go along about the same.
(c) They drift apart and finally don't see each other any more.
(d) They remain friends on the surface but not deep down.

5. What one thing do all three men invited for the canoe trip share?
(a) None like Lewis.
(b) All work for the same company.
(c) All are unhappily married.
(d) All are suburban, middle-class men.

Short Answer Questions

1. in the Before section, Ed Gentry is depressed after lunch because...

2. What conclusion do the men come to after examining Drew's body?

3. After the local man who hurt Bobby is done, and the other man turns to Ed, what happens?

4. Why does Ed enjoy Drew's music so much at the first encampment of the canoe trip?

5. What does Ed think about their story once he's on his way home?

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