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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the September 16 section, after calling his wife, what does Ed do next?
(a) He goes to Bobby's room where the two of them just talk.
(b) He goes back to the hospital to check on Lewis.
(c) He gets a room, has dinner and a shower, and goes to sleep.
(d) He finds Bobby and the two of them get drunk.

3. Where does Ed finally seek help when their canoe reaches civilization?
(a) At the bridge, he stops the first car that comes along.
(b) In a nearby house after stopping at a bridge.
(c) In the first town they reach.
(d) From a farmer walking along the river's edge.

4. What does Lewis tell Ed when Ed goes into the river to pull him out of the water after Bobby's and his canoe overturned?
(a) That his leg is broken.
(b) That he saw one of their attackers in the woods.
(c) That all their supplies were dumped into the river.
(d) That the canoes are lost to the group.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After falling in the river on the second day of the trip, how does Ed get through the whitewater?

2. What do Bobby and Ed do with the shooter's body?

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

4. What do the two locals with a gun tell Bobby and Ed about the river?

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

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