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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ben left to drive the moving truck from Denver to Jacksonville, what was the first of the gifts given him by his wife?

2. Why does Ben say compasses are better than GPS's in Chapter 12?

3. In Ben's flashback in Chapter 11, he recalls his wife telling him, "You're about as dumb as" what (95)?

4. Ben compares his wife's hair and appearance as looking like Julie Andrews in what movie in Chapter 4?

5. What is Ashley's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Ben and Ashley traveling when their plane goes down? Why?

2. How is Ben's father described in the narrative?

3. What is the first food that Ben finds for him and Ashley? How does he capture it?

4. What does Ben reveal about Rachel to Ashley after they have first left the crash site?

5. Who is Grover and what role does he play in the novel?

6. How does Ben describe the impact of his relationship with Rachel on his life?

7. What is the signficance of the gift that Rachel gave to Ben on their honeymoon?

8. How does Ben manage to travel with Ashley despite her injuries?

9. Where and how does Ben bury Grover?

10. What led to the physical fight between Ben and his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Ben in The Mountain Between Us. How old is Ben? What is his profession? How does Ben demonstrate his skills in the novel and what are the results of his actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Rachel in the novel. What does Rachel's character symbolize to Ben? What does she represent to Ashley? What is ultimately revealed about Rachel's character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different narrative styles between the main plot line (Ben and Ashley's escape from the mountain) and Ben's narration to Rachel. How does the author differentiate between these narratives? What does this back-and-forth style reveal to the reader?

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