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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lewis tell Ed the story of his lost friend before taking the canoe trip?
(a) To illustrate the danger of the rural areas along the river.
(b) As a way of passing along survival skills to his friend.
(c) He is bragging.
(d) To illustrate the values of rural Southerners.

2. What had Ed found attractive about his wife when they first met?
(a) Everything about her.
(b) Her genuine spark of personal connection.
(c) He's an artist, and she was a beautiful model.
(d) They shared the same interests.

3. What memory does the sight of a red-and-white drive-in reawaken in Ed as he and Lewis drive past it?
(a) A time when Lewis criticized the food.
(b) Having lunch with his co-workers.
(c) A Christmas party where he drank too much.
(d) Stopping there with Dean after a baseball game.

4. What is Ed looking forward to while the men are discussing the canoe trip during lunch?
(a) A walk through town.
(b) Practice at the archery range.
(c) A drink with his wife after work.
(d) The afternoon's photo shoot.

5. What kind of men work at the graphics studio?
(a) Men who'd tried it in New York and returned to the South.
(b) Men who failed elsewhere due to lack of talent.
(c) Men who are difficult with whom it is difficult to get along.
(d) Men who take orders well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What enables Lewis to live life on his terms?

2. When does Lewis say the men should meet for their canoe trip?

3. What wakes Ed the morning he is to depart on the canoe trip?

4. in the Before section, why doesn't Ed worry about being late for work?

5. What does Drew do after he and Lonnie play a duet?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the second day of the canoe trip, why is Bobby's paddling so erratic?

2. From where does Ed think the model in the photo shoot is?

3. On the cliff, waiting for their attacker to arrive, why is Ed good at guessing what the attacker will do when he arrives?

4. At the luncheon, of what does Lewis' mention of his bow make Bobby think?

5. Learning that Ed killed their attacker, why is Bobby surprised that Ed did what he'd set out to do?

6. How does the canoe trip change Ed's attitude towards his work?

7. Preparing to kill their attacker, why does Ed think he may not be capable of actually killing another human being?

8. Why does Lewis say the Griner brothers won't just take the money and not deliver the cars to Aintry?

9. Why does Lewis share a canoe with Bobby when the men first enter the water?

10. Why does Ed go deer hunting on the morning of the second day of the trip?

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