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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the four men going on the canoe trip is very social and well-liked by most people?
(a) Ed.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Drew.
(d) Bobby.

3. What is Ed looking forward to while the men are discussing the canoe trip during lunch?
(a) A walk through town.
(b) Practice at the archery range.
(c) A drink with his wife after work.
(d) The afternoon's photo shoot.

4. Which of the four men discussing the canoe trip leads a normal, suburban life?
(a) All of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) Bobby and Drew.
(d) Ed and Lewis.

5. How do Ed and his partner divide up the work in their business?
(a) They both share in all aspects of the business.
(b) Thad does the graphics while Ed runs the business.
(c) They decide on a case-by-case basis who does what.
(d) Ed does the graphics while Thad runs the business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the four men on the canoe trip is a straightforward quiet fellow?

2. What does Ed do when the owl hunts from the pole of his tent?

3. in the Before section, why doesn't Ed worry about being late for work?

4. Which of the men invited to take the canoe trip is more than happy to agree?

5. How do Ed and Drew get through their first whitewater on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the canoe trip, why is Ed not sorry when Bobby disappears from his life, even though, before the trip, he enjoyed knowing him?

3. How does Ed react to the eventual filling in of the dammed area of the river?

4. After killing the attacker, how does Ed feel when he realizes that Bobby, true to form, hasn't done as he'd promised and taken Lewis to safety at first light?

5. Why are Ed and Bobby paired in the canoe on the second day of the canoe trip instead of Ed and Drew, as happened the first day?

6. How does the discovery of Drew's body change the dynamics of the situation?

7. On the morning of the second day of the canoe trip, why does Ed miss the buck both times he shoots at him?

8. Why does Lewis share a canoe with Bobby when the men first enter the water?

9. 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?

10. In the After section, why does Ed go to Bobby's room at Biddiford's?

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