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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mountains does Ben describe in Chapter 11 as having become "our thing too" when dictating to his wife (95)?
(a) The Rockies.
(b) The Appalachians.
(c) The Cascades.
(d) The Sierras.

2. Who did Ben call in order to help to secure a scholarship for his wife in college?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His father.
(d) The track coach.

3. What does Ben describe his father saying "pain is" in Chapter 6 (52)?
(a) "Something to extinguish."
(b) "Working hard."
(c) "Something to embrace."
(d) "Weakness leaving your body."

4. From what narrative point of view is the Prelude to The Mountain Between Us related?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Fourth person.

5. Where does Ashley live?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time was Ben's original flight scheduled to depart in Chapter 1?

2. How does Ben describe his father in Chapter 6?

3. Where does Ben live?

4. Where were Ben and his wife when Ben proposed marriage to her?

5. How was Ben injured by his father after winning the state championships his senior year of high school?

(see the answer key)

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