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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the two locals with a gun tell Bobby and Ed about the river?
2. Once at the top of the cliff, how does Ed determine the shooter's next course of action?
3. How does Ed attract Bobby's attention from the top of the cliff as Bobby paddles the canoe down the river?
4. After the local man who hurt Bobby is done, and the other man turns to Ed, what happens?
5. What conclusion do the men come to after examining Drew's body?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The title and the theme of this novel is Deliverance. This theme can be found throughout the book in events both large and small. Describe at least four scenes or events in which the author has used this theme, citing examples and explaining how the theme of deliverance applies in each instance.
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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