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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. About how much meat does Ben manage to salvage from the moose calf in Chapter 40?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

2. What color is the underwear that Ben puts on in Chapter 30?
(a) Sky blue.
(b) Bright yellow.
(c) Neon green.
(d) Bright red.

3. What does Ben use to break the lock on the door inside of the building they've discovered in Chapter 30?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A piece of driftwood.
(c) A screwdriver.
(d) A fire poker.

4. What does Ben say his wife's greatest weakness was prior to their separation in Chapter 34?
(a) Her temper.
(b) Her selfishness.
(c) Her moodiness.
(d) Her love.

5. What does Ben say the key is for that is attached to his recorder in Chapter 23?
(a) Rachel's house.
(b) His father's house.
(c) His brother's house.
(d) His condo.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Ben refer to Rachel's doctor in Chapter 35?

2. Where does Ashley say she and her fiance would now be on their honeymoon in Chapter 23?

3. What is the term for the bag that sleeping bags come in?

4. What is the name of the town that is printed on the road sign that Ben unearths from the snow in Chapter 42?

5. How does Ben cook the rabbits that he catches?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of bow does Ben make along his journey? How does he make it?

2. How does Ben manage to find food for himself and Ashley in Chapter 34?

3. What does Ben say about the birth of his children in his dictation to Rachel?

4. What does the mother moose symbolize in the novel?

5. How is the A-frame cabin described? What tools do Ben and Ashley find there?

6. How is Ben's visit with Grover's wife described?

7. What happens after Ben shoots the moose calf?

8. How is Ashley ultimately rescued?

9. What tools have been found at the A-frame that make Ben and Ashley's journey easier?

10. Why does the author allude to the film Jeremiah Johnson in the novel?

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