The River: A Novel Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 27:

1.

Who is Pierre? (from Chapters Five and Six)

A park ranger who warns Jack and Wynn about the fire.

A man encountered by Jack and Wynn who says his wife has gone missing.

A man encountered by Jack and Wynn who says his daughter has gone missing.

One of the drunken Texans.

2.

What happened to the character identified throughout the text as "the man?" (from Chapter Twenty-Two)

Jack finds his canoe, but does not find his body.

Jack finds him dead, with a bullet hole in his chest.

Jack finds him dead, shot in the head.

Jack shoots him in the chest and kills him.

3.

What is the most likely reason that Jack lies when he tells Hansie about Wynn’s death? (from Epilogue)

He says that Wynn was not shot, but that he drowned so that Hansie will believe that her son did not suffer.

He says that Wynn died instantly because he wants Hansie to believe that her son did not suffer.

He says that Wynn died instantly because he wants Hansie to believe that her died protecting Maia.

He says that Wynn fought hard before he died because he wants Hansie to believe that her son died a hero.

4.

What does Jack see when he climbs the tree at the beginning of the book? (from Prologue, Chapter One )

Animals fleeing a forest fire.

A forest fire in the distance.

The dangerous rapids in the river.

A male-female couple having a quarrel.

5.

What is the main event in Jack’s dream? (from Prologue, Chapter One )

The arrival of the fire.

His reunion with his mother.

The death of his father.

The death of his mother.

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