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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 give their friend a decent burial.
(c) Lewis is so sick, they must leave immediately.
(d) They bury it in the river, using rocks to make it sink.

2. 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 keep their center of gravity low and hope for the best.
(d) They tow the canoe over a series of falls.

3. How does Ed explain his wound to the doctor who treats him?
(a) He comes up with a story that is part fact, part fiction.
(b) The doctor isn't suspicious, so he says nothing.
(c) He convinces the doctor he was hurt in the rapids.
(d) He says he fell on his knife.

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

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

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

7. What does Ed do while waiting for that help to arrive?
(a) He tells the people in the house the agreed-upon story.
(b) He finds a first-aid kit and brings it to the canoe.
(c) He returns to the canoe to check on Lewis and Bobby.
(d) He tries to relax in a comfortable chair.

8. 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) Yes, he saw a flash of sun on the rifle barrel.
(c) No, but they'd better believe he is and act accordingly.
(d) No, but he doesn't want Bobby to think he lacks confidence.

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

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

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

12. What happens as Ed waits for morning atop the cliff?
(a) He loses his good arrow and has to find it in the dark.
(b) An owl circles overhead, then momentarily drops towards him.
(c) He accidentally shoots his bow and is, thus, short one arrow.
(d) He learns a patience he never knew he had.

13. What supplies does Ed take with him when he scales the cliff in search of the man who shot at Drew?
(a) His bow, two arrows, a knife, and a rope.
(b) His bow and two arrows.
(c) A knife--more would be too awkward for him to climb with.
(d) A rope for the climb and to tie the man up with.

14. 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 retrieves the aluminum canoe and a paddle.
(c) He searches for a limb with which to make a splint for Lewis.
(d) He finds the gear that spilled from the canoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ed notice in the middle of the night as he rests in the crevice of the cliff he's climbing?

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

4. In the September 15 section, in the river after their swim, why do Bobby and Ed get ahead of the others?

5. What does Ed tell Bobby they must do about the man trying to kill them?

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