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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. 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.

2. What is Ed's first impression of the Cahulawassee river?
(a) He wonders if their canoes are the right kind for the current.
(b) He thinks it's pretty.
(c) It makes him uneasy for reasons he can't identify.
(d) He considers it small and insignificant-appearing.

3. What enables Lewis to live life on his terms?
(a) He owns an insurance business.
(b) He has a subconscious death wish.
(c) Lack of family.
(d) Self-determination.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed like to do for his friends?

2. In the story Lewis tells Ed while they are driving to Oree, what happened when his friend was lost?

3. What does the Kitt's model do during the photo shoot that gives Ed a deep male thrill?

4. What does Ed's wife ask him before his departure on the canoe trip?

5. What does Ed always notice about people in the rural South?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ed choose to bury the dead attacker instead of telling the authorities what happened?

3. After the rape, why does Ed side with Lewis and cast the deciding vote to hide the body instead of reporting the incident to the authorities?

4. Why does Ed tell Drew's wife of her loss before getting a good rest at home?

5. During the luncheon before the canoe trip, what do Bobby and Drew have planned for the rest of the afternoon?

6. What happens to Ed as he waits on the cliff for their attacker to appear?

7. What does a local man in Oree suggest to Drew that he do?

8. Why is the sheriff in Aintry more sympathetic to the men than his deputy is?

9. What does Ed tell his wife when she asks if he really wants to go on the canoe trip?

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

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