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

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 Cascades.
(b) The Appalachians.
(c) The Sierras.
(d) The Rockies.

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

3. How was Ben injured by his father after winning the state championships his senior year of high school?
(a) He broke his nose.
(b) He broke his arm.
(c) He broke his ribs.
(d) He broke his leg.

4. When Ben first sees Ashley in Chapter 1, he compares her to Winona Ryder in what movie based on her appearance?
(a) Zoolander.
(b) Black Swan.
(c) Girl, Interrupted.
(d) Reality Bites.

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

6. How much of a person's body heat is lost through the head, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/8.

7. Where does Ben live?
(a) Houston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Dallas.

8. What does Ben use to sew up the stitches on Ashley after the crash?
(a) Fishing line.
(b) Sewing thread.
(c) Metal wire.
(d) Safety pins.

9. On what day of the week is Ben's flight set to depart in Chapter 1?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

10. What does Ben tell Ashley is the best thing she has got going for her in Chapter 21?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her love for her fiance.
(c) Her pain threshold.
(d) Her love of nature.

11. In Ben's freshman year, he won the mile race in what time?
(a) 5 minutes, 32 seconds.
(b) 4 minutes, 28 seconds.
(c) 6 minutes, 2 seconds.
(d) 3 minutes, 49 seconds.

12. What is Ashley's profession?
(a) College professor.
(b) Sports announcer.
(c) Magazine columnist.
(d) Child psychologist.

13. In Ben's freshman year, he won the 400-meter dash in what time?
(a) 50.9 seconds.
(b) 60.2 seconds.
(c) 59.3 seconds.
(d) 39.8 seconds.

14. What is Ben startled to find on the GPS once he has climbed to the summit in Chapter 10?
(a) Several lakes.
(b) That he is in Canada.
(c) An airfield.
(d) A nearby town.

15. How many kids does Ben have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben promise to give Ashley one day once they are safe in a hospital in Chapter 12?

2. How did the pilot of the plane presumably die?

3. What does Ben say his wife once nominated herself as in Chapter 12?

4. Ben says in Chapter 11, "In football they call it 'piling on.' In track we called it" what (94)?

5. At approximately what elevation did the plane crash in The Mountain Between Us?

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