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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. In the story Lewis tells Ed while they are driving to Oree, what happened when his friend was lost?
(a) His friend makes his way to civilization with a broken arm.
(b) A rural Southerner goes out and finds him in the night.
(c) The friend eats nuts and berries until a search party arrives.
(d) Lewis finds his friend by following his trail.

2. What tempts Ed to pull out of the canoe trip at the last minute?
(a) He has an unexpected premonition of danger.
(b) He wants to go golfing.
(c) The thought of snakes, insects, and twigs.
(d) He has no experience with white-water canoeing.

3. What do Drew and Bobby do while Ed and Lewis talk to the Griner brothers?
(a) Find a place for the men to have lunch.
(b) Find the turn-off leading to the river.
(c) Buy supplies.
(d) Call the men's families to let them know they are in Oree.

4. What does the Griner brother ask Lewis after being asked to drive the cars to Aintry?
(a) Why their cars need to be driven to Aintry.
(b) Why they are bothering him.
(c) What's the most he is willing to pay each of them.
(d) Who sent them to see him.

5. Which of the four men discussing the canoe trip leads a normal, suburban life?
(a) Ed and Lewis.
(b) None of them.
(c) Bobby and Drew.
(d) All of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season do the men take their canoe trip?

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

3. What does Drew Ballinger wish to bring on the canoe trip?

4. Which of the men invited to take the canoe trip is more than happy to agree?

5. While driving to Oree, what does Ed tell Lewis about himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the discovery of Drew's body change the dynamics of the situation?

5. How do the police in Aintry verify the truth of the stories of the men?

6. Why does Lewis take the lead in the search for the river instead of following the Griner brothers?

7. What problem does Drew Ballinger's son have?

8. After the canoe trip, why is Ed not sorry when Bobby disappears from his life, even though, before the trip, he enjoyed knowing him?

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

10. From where does Bobby Trippe come?

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