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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ben tells Ashley as they set out in Chapter 21, "Every step away from this place is one step closer to" what (140)?
(a) "Surviving."
(b) "A cappuccino at Starbucks."
(c) "Life and reality."
(d) "Men in dark suits."

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

4. 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 Sierras.
(c) The Appalachians.
(d) The Rockies.

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

6. To whom is Ben's narrative in Chapter 6 directed?
(a) His father.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Ashley.
(d) His mother.

7. What did Ben's wife work as after school when they were in high school?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A candy striper.

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

9. What is engraved on the back of Ben's compass?
(a) "My True North" (132).
(b) "To My Love" (132).
(c) "Go North" (132).
(d) "I'm Lost Without You" (132).

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

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

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

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

14. What degree did Ben's father want him to go for in college?
(a) An MBA in Finance.
(b) A Doctorate in Philosophy.
(c) An MFA in Directing.
(d) An MFA in Creative Writing.

15. Approximately how long does it take for loggerhead turtle eggs to hatch, according to the narrative in Chapter 18?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 60 days.
(c) 90 days.
(d) 20 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from Ben does he say Rachel lives in Chapter 22?

2. What is Ben startled to find on the GPS once he has climbed to the summit in Chapter 10?

3. How many of the small trout is Ashley able to eat when Ben returns to the plane in Chapter 13?

4. Ben compares his wife's hair and appearance as looking like Julie Andrews in what movie in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Ashley live?

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