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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what businesses does the graphics studio mostly cater ?

2. The first day of the canoe trip, which canoe first experiences difficulties and ends up going sideways?

3. What does Bobby Trippe want to bring on the canoe trip?

4. While in Oree, what animal(s) does Ed wonder about getting a chance to hunt?

5. What one thing do all three men invited for the canoe trip share?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ed choose to bury the dead attacker instead of telling the authorities what happened?

2. When the locals arrive with a gun while Ed and Bobby are resting, what does Ed think is the reason for their accosting Bobby and him?

3. As Lewis and Ed drive to Oree, how does Lewis describe the lifestyle of the people in the hill country?

4. How does Ed feel upon learning that Drew was shot?

5. Why does the Aintry sheriff's deputy react so negatively to the men's story?

6. During the luncheon before the canoe trip, what do Bobby and Drew have planned for the rest of the afternoon?

7. Why does Lewis take the lead in the search for the river instead of following the Griner brothers?

8. Who does Ed believe is Lewis' best friend?

9. From where does Bobby Trippe come?

10. On the cliff, waiting for their attacker to arrive, why is Ed good at guessing what the attacker will do when he arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would you have done if you had taken a whitewater canoe trip similar to the one described in the story? Would you have acted as Lewis and Ed did if you were attacked in a similar manner, or would you have made a choice similar to the one Drew made? Why would you have decided the way you did? What factors would you have considered when making your decision? What do you think would have happened as a result of that decision?

Essay Topic 2

Sports are associated with competition and are a way of improving one's self. Discuss the various sports Ed and Lewis trained for and had experience in before the novel begins and how those skills come in handy during the events of the trip. Discuss how things might have turned out if neither man possessed those particular skills. If they had no such skills, would the men have survived? If your answer is no, explain the difference their survival skills make. If your answer is "y es," explain how they might have survived.

Essay Topic 3

Sex is a theme that recurs throughout the book. Discuss at least three places in the novel where the author uses sex as a tool to advance the plot or build characters. Describe some of the scenes in which sex plays an important part and explain how it is used in each scene and how the use of sex in that scene advances the plot or deepens the reader's understanding of the characters involved.

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