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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which man shoots first when the shooter at the top of the cliff sees Ed preparing to shoot him?
(a) They both shoot at the same time.
(b) In the confusion, it's impossible to tell.
(c) Ed shoots first, but the shooter's rifle discharges also.
(d) The man with the rifle shoots first, causing Ed's bow to release.

2. Why do the men shift some gear to a different canoe on the second day, September 15?
(a) To equalize the load.
(b) Because Bobby complains.
(c) To have a little of everything in each canoe in case one tips.
(d) Because Bobby can't handle a normal load.

3. How does Ed attract Bobby's attention from the top of the cliff as Bobby paddles the canoe down the river?
(a) He reflects a mirror off the aluminum canoe's side.
(b) He yells loudly.
(c) He waves and jumps up and down.
(d) He throws the rifle into the water ahead of the canoe.

4. 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) What appears to be a puff of wind snatches at his hair.
(c) He isn't able to keep the canoe in the center of the river.
(d) He puts the canoe into the worst stretch of whitewater.

5. 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 returns to the canoe to check on Lewis and Bobby.
(c) He tries to relax in a comfortable chair.
(d) He finds a first-aid kit and brings it to the canoe.

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

7. How do the men cool down when they stop for a while during their second day on the river?
(a) They go for a swim in the river.
(b) They rest and let the current do the work.
(c) They take a rest on the bank and drink beer.
(d) They spray water on each other with the canoe paddles.

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

9. Where do the men decide to bury the body of the man Lewis shot?
(a) In the rapids where the river will take care of it.
(b) A day's travel downriver by the river's edge.
(c) In a deep pool in the river weighted by rocks.
(d) Some distance upstream in the woods.

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

11. In the September 16 section, after disposing of the shooter's body, what do the men find as they continue on down the river?
(a) The second canoe.
(b) Some of their equipment.
(c) The rifle the shooter used stuck on a rock.
(d) Drew's body.

12. What does Ed do first after reaching the top of the cliff?
(a) He looks around to see if the killer is nearby.
(b) He looks back down at the river.
(c) He checks his equipment.
(d) He closes his eyes and rests a moment.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby do while the ambulance crew works on Lewis, and they wait for the Highway Patrol to arrive?

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

3. What does Ed notice about Lewis when they stop for a swim?

4. How does the Highway Patrolman react to the made-up story?

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

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