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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) That he saw one of their attackers in the woods.
(b) That the canoes are lost to the group.
(c) That his leg is broken.
(d) That all their supplies were dumped into the river.

2. Why do the men shift some gear to a different canoe on the second day, September 15?
(a) Because Bobby can't handle a normal load.
(b) Because Bobby complains.
(c) To have a little of everything in each canoe in case one tips.
(d) To equalize the load.

3. How much hunting experience does Ed have?
(a) A couple of years hunting with buddies without success.
(b) None, he has never hunted before.
(c) He's hunted most of his life.
(d) No experience hunting deer, but he has hunted other animals.

4. In the September 16 section, after calling his wife, what does Ed do next?
(a) He finds Bobby and the two of them get drunk.
(b) He goes to Bobby's room where the two of them just talk.
(c) He goes back to the hospital to check on Lewis.
(d) He gets a room, has dinner and a shower, and goes to sleep.

5. What does Ed see as the one thing they can use to their advantage against the man trying to kill them?
(a) The shooter doesn't think they can get at him on the cliff.
(b) The shooter thinks they died when the canoes tipped over.
(c) They have a rifle.
(d) The shooter doesn't realize they are familiar with the area.

6. After falling in the river on the second day of the trip, how does Ed get through the whitewater?
(a) He gets through by luck alone.
(b) He body-surfs and floats.
(c) He grabs one end of the canoe.
(d) He grabs a tree limb and holds on to it.

7. Where do the men decide to bury the body of the man Lewis shot?
(a) In the rapids where the river will take care of it.
(b) In a deep pool in the river weighted by rocks.
(c) A day's travel downriver by the river's edge.
(d) Some distance upstream in the woods.

8. After the three men are out of the river, after their canoes overturned, what does Lewis tell the others?
(a) That the second attacker is behind them on the river.
(b) That the canoes are still useable.
(c) That he will get them out of this somehow.
(d) That Drew was shot and is dead.

9. How does Lewis react to having killed a man?
(a) He examines the man and kicks his dead body.
(b) It doesn't seem to bother him.
(c) He shuts himself away from the others.
(d) He loses his breakfast.

10. For what kind of help does Ed ask?
(a) Someone who knows first aid to help Lewis.
(b) A phone, so he can call for help.
(c) A stretcher for Lewis.
(d) An ambulance and the Highway Patrol.

11. What conclusion do the men come to after examining Drew's body?
(a) That he may not have been killed by a bullet.
(b) That he died waiting for them to catch up with him.
(c) That he left a note for his wife saying he loves her.
(d) That he died instantly.

12. When the doctor wants Ed to stay overnight at the hospital, what does Ed do?
(a) He leaves the hospital, picks up the cars, and calls his wife.
(b) He leaves and finds a bar where he gets drunk.
(c) He finds Bobby to make sure their stories match.
(d) He goes to see Lewis and make sure he's going to live.

13. What does Ed notice about Lewis when they stop for a swim?
(a) Lewis is worried and trying to hide it.
(b) His magnificant physique.
(c) Lewis seems sick.
(d) A small scar on his back that Ed has never seen before.

14. Which members of the group get through the rapids generally unhurt?
(a) Ed and Lewis.
(b) Ed and Drew.
(c) Ed and Bobby.
(d) Lewis and Bobby.

15. What happens to Drew as the men are going through whitewater after burying the body of the man Lewis shot?
(a) He isn't able to keep the canoe in the center of the river.
(b) He puts the canoe into the worst stretch of whitewater.
(c) What appears to be a puff of wind snatches at his hair.
(d) He breaks his paddle on a submerged rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis tell Ed after Ed pulls him from the river after his canoe overturns?

2. What guides Ed's choice of location from which to shoot their attacker?

3. How does Ed attract Bobby's attention from the top of the cliff as Bobby paddles the canoe down the river?

4. After the trip, how does Ed divert suspicion from them?

5. What does Lewis want to do with the body of the man he killed?

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