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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. What is the name of Ben's wife?
(a) Ashley.
(b) Mary.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Rachel.
2. Ben says in Chapter 11, "In football they call it 'piling on.' In track we called it" what (94)?
(a) "Pulling forward."
(b) "Pushing on."
(c) "Hitting the wall."
(d) "Losing tread."
3. When Ben left to drive the moving truck from Denver to Jacksonville, what was the first of the gifts given him by his wife?
(a) A vintage postcard.
(b) A tape recorder.
(c) A ring.
(d) A seashell necklace.
4. How did the pilot of the plane presumably die?
(a) Head injury.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Brain aneurysm.
(d) Suicide.
5. In Ben's freshman year, he won the mile race in what time?
(a) 3 minutes, 49 seconds.
(b) 6 minutes, 2 seconds.
(c) 5 minutes, 32 seconds.
(d) 4 minutes, 28 seconds.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of painkiller does Ben take when he returns to the plane in Chapter 12?
2. What does Ben use to make a makeshift sled to pull Ashley in Chapter 21?
3. Ben compares his wife's hair and appearance as looking like Julie Andrews in what movie in Chapter 4?
4. What was in the box marked "DESSERT" that Ben's wife gave him on his drive to Jacksonville (104)?
5. What is the primary injury that Ben sustains during the plane crash?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Ben at the airport in the beginning of the novel? What is his objective?
2. How does Ben attend to Ashley's injuries after the crash?
3. What role does running play in the narrative?
4. How does Ben describe the impact of his relationship with Rachel on his life?
5. How does Ben manage to travel with Ashley despite her injuries?
6. Describe the setting, mood, and tone of the novel that is illustrated in the Prelude. How does the author establish this mood and tone?
7. How does Ben describe his and Rachel's move to Jacksonville from Denver?
8. Who is Grover and what role does he play in the novel?
9. How is Ben's father described in the narrative?
10. How does Ben manage to kill the mountain lion?
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