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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 15th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What people surround Ed as he walks back to work from having lunch with the other men?
(a) Mothers and children shopping for school supplies.
(b) Men returning to work after lunch.
(c) Couples strolling through the park.
(d) Women.

2. In the story Lewis tells Ed while they are driving to Oree, what happened when his friend was lost?
(a) Lewis finds his friend by following his trail.
(b) His friend makes his way to civilization with a broken arm.
(c) A rural Southerner goes out and finds him in the night.
(d) The friend eats nuts and berries until a search party arrives.

3. Which of the four men on the canoe trip is a straightforward quiet fellow?
(a) Drew.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Ed.
(d) Bobby.

4. What does Lewis tell Ed when Ed goes into the river to pull him out of the water after Bobby's and his canoe overturned?
(a) That all their supplies were dumped into the river.
(b) That the canoes are lost to the group.
(c) That he saw one of their attackers in the woods.
(d) That his leg is broken.

5. Where is the dam being built that will turn part of the Cahulawassee River into a lake?
(a) Aintry.
(b) Oree.
(c) A few miles south of Atlanta.
(d) Where the river exits Lake Bodie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bobby and Drew contribute to the enjoyment of their first night's camp?

2. What new complication turns one member of the group into a liability after both canoes overturn?

3. What tempts Ed to pull out of the canoe trip at the last minute?

4. Why do the men shift some gear to a different canoe on the second day, September 15?

5. How do Ed and his partner divide up the work in their business?

(see the answer key)

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