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

2. What do Ed and Bobby do with their friend Drew's body when they find it?
(a) They put it in the canoe to bring home to his wife.
(b) They bury it in the river, using rocks to make it sink.
(c) Lewis is so sick, they must leave immediately.
(d) They give their friend a decent burial.

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

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

5. In the September 15 section, the first morning, why does Ed hunt in the draw?
(a) The surrounding hills are too steep to climb.
(b) The fog in the draw will conceal him from the deer.
(c) Deer usually are found in low-lying areas.
(d) He can always find his way back to the camp.

6. What do the two locals with a gun tell Bobby and Ed about the river?
(a) They tell them there are steep falls ahead.
(b) They tell them the river is home to dangerous snakes.
(c) They tell them the trip was a mistake.
(d) They tell them the river doesn't go to Aintry.

7. Why doesn't Lewis kill the man as soon as he and Drew arrive where Bobby and Ed are being held at gunpoint?
(a) He had to return to the canoe for his bow and arrows.
(b) He waited for the perfect shot.
(c) He had to wait until the gun wasn't pointed at Bobby or Ed.
(d) It took time to string a bow quietly.

8. What does Lewis say when Ed returns to camp and tells him he missed a buck?
(a) He says it's too bad; he should have got them some meat.
(b) He says he can't believe his friend missed a close shot.
(c) He tells Ed he'll get another chance.
(d) He suggests Ed "psyched out."

9. Where does Ed finally seek help when their canoe reaches civilization?
(a) In a nearby house after stopping at a bridge.
(b) In the first town they reach.
(c) From a farmer walking along the river's edge.
(d) At the bridge, he stops the first car that comes along.

10. Why doesn't the shooter kill Ed while he's in the river retrieving the overturned aluminum canoe?
(a) He can't see Ed, who is swimming underwater.
(b) The whitewater is too swift.
(c) He believes the entire group died in the rapids.
(d) The canoe hides Ed from anyone watching from above.

11. What does the man who hurt Bobby do after he is shot?
(a) He puts up his hands in defeat.
(b) He tries to pull the arrow out of his chest.
(c) He turns on Ed and attacks him.
(d) He accuses his companion of shooting him.

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

13. What new complication turns one member of the group into a liability after both canoes overturn?
(a) Lewis hits his head and appears to be concussed.
(b) Bobby is suffering from hypothermia.
(c) Lewis has a broken leg.
(d) Bobby becomes so traumatized that he refuses to go further.

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

15. What do Bobby and Ed do with the shooter's body?
(a) They leave it on the beach for rising water to take.
(b) They bury it beside a small stream among deep brush.
(c) They sink it in the river, weighted down with rocks.
(d) They scoop sand from the beach and cover it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the September 16th section, how does Ed discover the location of the shooter who has disappeared?

2. In the September 16 section, after disposing of the shooter's body, what do the men find as they continue on down the river?

3. In the September 16 section, how does Ed react to Bobby's not having left at daybreak as planned?

4. What does Ed do with the body of the dead shooter?

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?

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