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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 equalize the load.
(d) To have a little of everything in each canoe in case one tips.

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 force them into the woods where they will get lost and die.
(c) He'll shoot holes in the canoe, so they can't go farther.
(d) He'll sneak into their camp at night and kill them.

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

4. How do the men get through the final set of rapids?
(a) They use a broken paddle to deflect rocks.
(b) Bobby is useless; Ed steers the canoe himself.
(c) They tow the canoe over a series of falls.
(d) They keep their center of gravity low and hope for the best.

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

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

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

8. What does Ed tell Bobby they must do about the man trying to kill them?
(a) Kill the man who's trying to kill them.
(b) Stay with Lewis and wait for help to arrive.
(c) Take their chances with the shooter on the river the next day.
(d) Take the canoe through the gorge under cover of darkness.

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 hits him with the butt of his rifle.
(d) He scares him by shooting, and a bullet grazes Bobby's hair.

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

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

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

13. 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 not tell Drew's wife that Drew is dead.
(c) That she come and bring him home.
(d) That she prepare their son for his father's wound.

14. Once at the top of the cliff, how does Ed determine the shooter's next course of action?
(a) He determines what he'd do if he was the shooter.
(b) He examines the ground for the shooter's tracks.
(c) He guesses at the shooter's past experiences with a gun.
(d) He expects the shooter to repeat his earlier actions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man shoots first when the shooter at the top of the cliff sees Ed preparing to shoot him?

2. How does Ed get up the cliff?

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

4. What does the man who hurt Bobby do after he is shot?

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

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