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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has stopped working in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Ben's recorder.
(b) Ben's compass.
(c) Ben's GPS.
(d) Ben's watch.

2. What is the name of Grover's dog?
(a) Pete.
(b) Tank.
(c) Butch.
(d) Roger.

3. Where had Ben's father moved during Ben's last year of undergrad?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Maine.
(d) Connecticut.

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

5. What does Ben respond when Ashley asks him about the voicemail in Chapter 22?
(a) "She left me" (149).
(b) "We had a disagreement" (149).
(c) "We were talking about you" (149).
(d) "We were getting engaged" (149).

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

7. In Ben's flashback in Chapter 11, he recalls his wife telling him, "You're about as dumb as" what (95)?
(a) "A bag of rocks."
(b) "A broken thumbtack."
(c) "A brick wall."
(d) "A bag of hammers."

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

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

10. In what month does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) February.

11. What colors are the plane that Ben and Ashley crashed in?
(a) Green and yellow.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Blue and yellow.
(d) Blue and white.

12. What is the name of Ashley's fiance?
(a) Roger.
(b) Vince.
(c) Bobby.
(d) James.

13. How has Ashley's leg been injured in the plane crash?
(a) Her right ankle has been broken.
(b) Her right fibula has been broken.
(c) Her left femur has been broken.
(d) Her left ankle has been broken.

14. What time is it when Ben makes it back to the plane in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) 6:07 p.m.
(b) 10:12 a.m.
(c) 7:09 a.m.
(d) 12:00 a.m.

15. What does Ben promise to give Ashley one day once they are safe in a hospital in Chapter 12?
(a) A watch.
(b) A compass.
(c) A pedicure.
(d) An engagement ring.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Ashley's last name?

4. What was Ben's GPA in his senior year of high school?

5. What class in school did Ben begin taking in order to be in the same class with his future wife, according to the narrative in Chapter 4?

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