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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 all their supplies were dumped into the river.
(c) That his leg is broken.
(d) That the canoes are lost to the group.

2. In the September 16 section, what does Ed ask of his wife when he calls her?
(a) That she come and help because she's a nurse.
(b) That she come and bring him home.
(c) That she prepare their son for his father's wound.
(d) That she not tell Drew's wife that Drew is dead.

3. While hunting the first morning of the canoe trip, why does Ed miss the buck at which he shoots?
(a) A branch knocks the bow to one side.
(b) He lifts his bow hand, as he releases his arrow.
(c) He does everythng right, but the buck moves.
(d) He gets buck fever.

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

5. What does Drew want to do with the body of the man Lewis killed?
(a) Take it to Aintry and inform the police.
(b) Bury the body.
(c) Leave it where it is and get out of there as fast as possible.
(d) Dump the body in the river.

6. What does Ed notice in the middle of the night as he rests in the crevice of the cliff he's climbing?
(a) How the blackness makes everything disappear from view.
(b) An owl circling like a portent of death.
(c) The river and the view.
(d) Slippery moss covering the rocks he must climb.

7. 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 tells Ed he'll get another chance.
(c) He suggests Ed "psyched out."
(d) He says he can't believe his friend missed a close shot.

8. 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 left a note for his wife saying he loves her.
(c) That he died instantly.
(d) That he died waiting for them to catch up with him.

9. How does the Highway Patrolman react to the made-up story?
(a) He seems to go along with it.
(b) He calls another patrolman over to see what he thinks.
(c) He immediately sees flaws in the story.
(d) He says everyone is innocent until proved guilty.

10. How do Bobby and Lewis get their canoe through the rapids that overturned Ed's canoe?
(a) They go into the water and hold onto the canoe.
(b) Lewis keeps the canoe away from the rocks.
(c) Bobby and Lewis use their paddles like outriggers.
(d) They don't; they end up in the water like Ed and Drew.

11. How does Ed get up the cliff?
(a) He uses his hands and feet to climb the surface of the cliff.
(b) He uses the rope to relay from one rock to another.
(c) He crawls along switchbacks.
(d) The climb is surprisingly easy.

12. On the second day of the trip, what does Ed do while Bobby cares for Lewis after Ed drags his friend out of the river?
(a) He looks for the man Lewis said shot Drew.
(b) He finds the gear that spilled from the canoes.
(c) He searches for a limb with which to make a splint for Lewis.
(d) He retrieves the aluminum canoe and a paddle.

13. What ruins the perfect shot Ed has at the shooter at the top of the cliff?
(a) A breeze springs up and sways the tree Ed is in.
(b) Ed's arm cramps from holding the drawn bowstring too long.
(c) Ed's too anxious, as when he'd missed the buck earlier.
(d) The shooter moves.

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

15. After the local man who hurt Bobby is done, and the other man turns to Ed, what happens?
(a) An arrow goes through the chest of the man who hurt Bobby.
(b) Bobby grabs the gun, and the men run away.
(c) Ed and Bobby together make a concerted attack on the men.
(d) Bobby lunges towards the man with the gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ed get the group's cars after leaving the hospital?

2. After falling in the river on the second day of the trip, how does Ed get through the whitewater?

3. What do Ed and Bobby do with their friend Drew's body when they find it?

4. How do the men cool down when they stop for a while during their second day on the river?

5. What new complication turns one member of the group into a liability after both canoes overturn?

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