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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the pilot of the plane presumably die?
(a) Brain aneurysm.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Head injury.
(d) Suicide.

2. How many small trout does Ben bring back from his fishing expedition in Chapter 13?
(a) 36.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 47.

3. What movie does Ben describe watching with his wife in Chapter 20?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Lion King.
(c) The English Patient.
(d) Schindler's List.

4. Why does Ben say compasses are better than GPS's in Chapter 12?
(a) Because GPS's are less reliable than compasses.
(b) Because the batteries can run dead in a GPS.
(c) Because his father said so.
(d) Because he likes old fashioned things.

5. Ben compares his wife's hair and appearance as looking like Julie Andrews in what movie in Chapter 4?
(a) Mary Poppins.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) The Sound of Music.

6. What is Ben's last name?
(a) Payne.
(b) Knox.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Smith.

7. What does Ben admit to Ashley about Rachel in Chapter 22?
(a) That Rachel is his cousin.
(b) That he and Rachel never actually wed.
(c) That Rachel does not exist.
(d) That he and Rachel are separated.

8. To what does Ben compare the snow on the evergreen trees in Chapter 22?
(a) Icy death.
(b) Frosting.
(c) Syrup.
(d) Pudding.

9. What does Ashley do with Ben's recorder when she demands it from him in Chapter 22?
(a) She leaves a message for Rachel.
(b) She throws it into the creek.
(c) She throws it off a cliff.
(d) She breaks it.

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

11. What was in the box marked "DESSERT" that Ben's wife gave him on his drive to Jacksonville (104)?
(a) Cherry pie.
(b) Key lime pie.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Apple pie.

12. Where were Ben and his wife when Ben proposed marriage to her?
(a) At a church.
(b) At her parents' home.
(c) On the beach.
(d) At the school.

13. What does Ben compare the small trout to in his dictation to his wife in Chapter 14?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Anchovies.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Salmon.

14. What kind of painkiller does Ben give to Ashley when he returns to the plane in Chapter 12?
(a) Acetaminophen.
(b) Oxycontin.
(c) Percocet.
(d) Norco.

15. What activity brought Ben and his wife together?
(a) Running.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben use to sew up the stitches on Ashley after the crash?

2. Where had Ben's father moved during Ben's last year of undergrad?

3. During his "funeral" for Grover, Ben says in Chapter 19, "Living with a broken heart is" what (136)?

4. To whom is Ben's narrative in Chapter 6 directed?

5. What does Ben use to make a makeshift sled to pull Ashley in Chapter 21?

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