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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men shift some gear to a different canoe on the second day, September 15?
(a) Because Bobby can't handle a normal load.
(b) To have a little of everything in each canoe in case one tips.
(c) Because Bobby complains.
(d) To equalize the load.

2. In the September 15 section, what does Ed instruct Bobby to do the next morning?
(a) Distract the shooter, so Ed can kill him.
(b) Do whatever's necessary to protect Lewis from the shooter.
(c) Keep Lewis warm and wait for Ed to return.
(d) Leave with Lewis in the canoe at first light.

3. Why doesn't Lewis kill the man as soon as he and Drew arrive where Bobby and Ed are being held at gunpoint?
(a) He had to wait until the gun wasn't pointed at Bobby or Ed.
(b) It took time to string a bow quietly.
(c) He had to return to the canoe for his bow and arrows.
(d) He waited for the perfect shot.

4. What do Ed and Bobby do with their friend Drew's body when they find it?
(a) Lewis is so sick, they must leave immediately.
(b) They give their friend a decent burial.
(c) They put it in the canoe to bring home to his wife.
(d) They bury it in the river, using rocks to make it sink.

5. Where do the men decide to bury the body of the man Lewis shot?
(a) In a deep pool in the river weighted by rocks.
(b) Some distance upstream in the woods.
(c) In the rapids where the river will take care of it.
(d) A day's travel downriver by the river's edge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Bobby and Lewis get their canoe through the rapids that overturned Ed's canoe?

2. What does Ed do first after reaching the top of the cliff?

3. What does Lewis want to do with the body of the man he killed?

4. How does Ed know he shot the man he and Bobby met earlier?

5. What change has come about with Lewis while Ed was dealing with the shooter?

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