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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) A seashell necklace.
(b) A ring.
(c) A vintage postcard.
(d) A tape recorder.

2. What was Ben's GPA in his senior year of high school?
(a) 2.5.
(b) 3.0.
(c) 3.5.
(d) 4.0.

3. What animal does the dog attack outside the entrance to the plane in Chapter 15?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A mountain lion.
(c) A moose.
(d) A grizzly bear.

4. What was Ben's wife's maiden name?
(a) Knox.
(b) Smith.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Anderson.

5. Ben says in Chapter 11, "I look back on college and I think those were" what (94)?
(a) "Some of the best days."
(b) "A constant struggle."
(c) "The hardest times."
(d) "The easiest of times."

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Ben makes it back to the plane in the beginning of Chapter 12?

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

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

4. In what month does Chapter 1 begin?

5. To his knowledge, how many times did Ben's father come to see him run while Ben was in college?

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