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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. While hunting the first morning of the canoe trip, why does Ed miss the buck at which he shoots?
2. After falling in the river on the second day of the trip, how does Ed get through the whitewater?
3. What does Lewis say when Ed returns to camp and tells him he missed a buck?
4. What does Lewis tell Ed that he must do if they are to survive the canoe trip?
5. What new complication turns one member of the group into a liability after both canoes overturn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the following options to write about:
1) Throughout the book, contrasts are made between the suburban lifestyle of the four main characters and the lifestyle of the inhabitants of the rural South where the trip takes place. Compare and contrast these two lifestyles as described in the book. Tell why you think the author chose these two groups to portray in his novel.
2) Discuss James Dickey's choice of the rural South as a setting for his novel. Tell what you think led him to choose this setting. Explain why and how his choice of place works well for this story or why you think it does not. Imagine the story with a different setting. Tell how that different setting might change the outcome of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Ed Gentry, Lewis Medlock, Bobby Trippe, and Drew Ballinger are the four main characters in the book. They are alike in some ways, different in others.
1) Compare and contrast the characters of Ed and Lewis. How are they the same? How are they different? Tell why you think these differences exist.
2) What do you think would happen if Bobby Trippe and Drew Ballinger had not existed? Would the story still follow much the same path? What might be different if one or the other of these two men had not existed? Explain your answer.
3) Who is the better leader, Lewis or Ed? Why do you think this? Cite specific incidents from the story to support your case.
Essay Topic 3
Which event do you think is the one single event that reveals the theme of the story? There are several possibilities, but you are only allowed to choose one. Tell why you think the event you choose is the single most revealing event. Tell how the story changes if that event is eliminated.
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