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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ben use as fish bait in Chapter 13?
(a) Flies.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Imitation salmon eggs.
(d) Worms.

3. What is Ben's main specialty as a doctor?
(a) Psychiatry.
(b) Neuropathic surgery.
(c) Sports medicine for children.
(d) Prenatal care.

4. From where has Ben just returned from a medical conference in Chapter 1?
(a) Colorado Springs.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Washington, D.C.

5. 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 ring.
(b) A vintage postcard.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) A seashell necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountains does Ben describe in Chapter 11 as having become "our thing too" when dictating to his wife (95)?

2. Ben says in Chapter 11, "I look back on college and I think those were" what (94)?

3. Who is the pilot of the plane that crashed in The Mountain Between Us?

4. From what narrative point of view is the Prelude to The Mountain Between Us related?

5. Who did Ben call in order to help to secure a scholarship for his wife in college?

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