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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ed get up the cliff?
(a) He uses his hands and feet to climb the surface of the cliff.
(b) The climb is surprisingly easy.
(c) He crawls along switchbacks.
(d) He uses the rope to relay from one rock to another.

2. On the second day of the trip, what does Ed do while Bobby cares for Lewis after Ed drags his friend out of the river?
(a) He searches for a limb with which to make a splint for Lewis.
(b) He looks for the man Lewis said shot Drew.
(c) He retrieves the aluminum canoe and a paddle.
(d) He finds the gear that spilled from the canoes.

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

4. How does Lewis react to having killed a man?
(a) He examines the man and kicks his dead body.
(b) It doesn't seem to bother him.
(c) He loses his breakfast.
(d) He shuts himself away from the others.

5. What change has come about with Lewis while Ed was dealing with the shooter?
(a) He's unconscious and unresponsive.
(b) He's still in pain but manages to praise Ed's shooting.
(c) He's recovered enough to ask Ed what happened.
(d) He's now vomiting and pale as death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what kind of help does Ed ask?

3. Once at the top of the cliff, how does Ed determine the shooter's next course of action?

4. What does Ed see as the one thing they can use to their advantage against the man trying to kill them?

5. How does Ed explain his wound to the doctor who treats him?

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