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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the locals who accosted Bobby and Ed with a gun do to Bobby?
(a) He scares him by shooting, and a bullet grazes Bobby's hair.
(b) He hits him with the butt of his rifle.
(c) He shoves a fist into Bobby's face.
(d) He sodomizes him.

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

3. When the doctor wants Ed to stay overnight at the hospital, what does Ed do?
(a) He finds Bobby to make sure their stories match.
(b) He leaves and finds a bar where he gets drunk.
(c) He goes to see Lewis and make sure he's going to live.
(d) He leaves the hospital, picks up the cars, and calls his wife.

4. How does Ed get the group's cars after leaving the hospital?
(a) He goes all the way back to Oree to get them.
(b) He goes to the motel where the Griner Brothers dropped them off.
(c) He goes to the gas station where they were dropped off.
(d) He goes to the police station where the Highway Patrol brought them.

5. How does Ed end up in the river on the second day of the trip?
(a) He reaches for Drew and misses.
(b) The canoe hits a rock and breaks up.
(c) He tries to stablize the canoe and overcompensates.
(d) Drew falls overboard and overturns the canoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the September 16 section, what does Ed ask of his wife when he calls her?

2. What causes the wound in Ed's side after he shoots the man trying to kill him?

3. What does Lewis tell Ed that he must do if they are to survive the canoe trip?

4. What does Ed do when the ambulance arrives for Lewis?

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

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