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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) An ambulance and the Highway Patrol.
(d) A stretcher for Lewis.

2. What does Ed believe the unknown shooter's next move will be?
(a) He'll try to kill the rest of the group the next day.
(b) He'll shoot holes in the canoe, so they can't go farther.
(c) He'll force them into the woods where they will get lost and die.
(d) He'll sneak into their camp at night and kill them.

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

4. In the September 15 section, in the river after their swim, why do Bobby and Ed get ahead of the others?
(a) Lewis and Drew's canoe is heavy, and they must go carefully.
(b) Bobby hates the trip and won't stop to enjoy the scenery.
(c) Lewis and Drew are hanging back in case Ed needs help.
(d) Lewis and Drew were slower getting started.

5. What does Lewis tell Ed that he must do if they are to survive the canoe trip?
(a) Come at their attacker from behind.
(b) That he believes in Ed's ability to get them out alive.
(c) Kill their attacker.
(d) Get help.

6. Is Ed positive the shooter is still at the top of the cliff after shooting Drew?
(a) He's confused and needs time to think.
(b) No, but they'd better believe he is and act accordingly.
(c) No, but he doesn't want Bobby to think he lacks confidence.
(d) Yes, he saw a flash of sun on the rifle barrel.

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

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

9. What does one of the locals who accosted Bobby and Ed with a gun do to Bobby?
(a) He sodomizes him.
(b) He shoves a fist into Bobby's face.
(c) He scares him by shooting, and a bullet grazes Bobby's hair.
(d) He hits him with the butt of his rifle.

10. Why don't the men stop at the first opportunity when their canoe reaches civilization?
(a) Ed fears they may run into the attacker's friends.
(b) Bobby wants to wait until they reach a town.
(c) They need a sandy area to beach the canoe.
(d) Ed makes sure they stop where they can get help for Lewis.

11. What causes the wound in Ed's side after he shoots the man trying to kill him?
(a) A tree branch pierces his side as he falls to the ground.
(b) A rock from his climb that he hasn't noticed until now.
(c) One of his own arrows.
(d) The shooter's shot grazes him.

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

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

14. 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?
(a) The rope breaks.
(b) Ed carries a spare rope around his waist.
(c) Bobby throws a second rope up to him.
(d) He carries the body the rest of the way to the river.

15. What does Ed do when the ambulance arrives for Lewis?
(a) Gratefully, he accepts their treatment of his wound.
(b) He runs to meet it and direct it to the river.
(c) He helps the ambulance crew carry Lewis.
(d) He directs them to Lewis who's in worse shape than he is.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After burying the body of the man Lewis shot, why does Bobby go in a canoe with Lewis and Drew go in a canoe with Ed?

3. What ruins the perfect shot Ed has at the shooter at the top of the cliff?

4. What does Lewis say when Ed returns to camp and tells him he missed a buck?

5. Once at the top of the cliff, how does Ed determine the shooter's next course of action?

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