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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What part of the river must the survivors get through before reaching civilization?
(a) Some very serious rapids.
(b) A shallow, rocky stretch that must be portaged.
(c) A stretch that's home to a nest of water snakes.
(d) A gauntlet of angry, gun-toting locals.

3. After the trip, how does Ed divert suspicion from them?
(a) By pointing the authorities to the wrong part of the river.
(b) By asking for a search party to find Drew.
(c) By pretending there had only been three of them on the trip.
(d) By saying a falling boulder hit and killed Drew in the gorge.

4. In the September 16th section, how does Ed discover the location of the shooter who has disappeared?
(a) He looks over the cliff and sees the shooter's body.
(b) He hears the shooter crashing through the forest.
(c) He remains hiding until the shooter reappears.
(d) He follows the shooter's blood trail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the shooter kill Ed while he's in the river retrieving the overturned aluminum canoe?

2. What does Drew want to do with the body of the man Lewis killed?

3. When the doctor wants Ed to stay overnight at the hospital, what does Ed do?

4. What does Ed notice about Lewis when they stop for a swim?

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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