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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) Sports medicine for children.
(c) Psychiatry.
(d) Neuropathic surgery.

2. To his knowledge, how many times did Ben's father come to see him run while Ben was in college?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Never.

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

4. Where is Ben at the airport attempting to take a flight in Chapter 1?
(a) Denver.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Salt Lake City.

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

6. How far from Ben does he say Rachel lives in Chapter 22?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 1 mile.

7. 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?
(a) Latin.
(b) History.
(c) Biology.
(d) Russian.

8. 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) An engagement ring.
(d) A pedicure.

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

10. 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 breaks it.
(d) She throws it off a cliff.

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

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

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

14. For how long has Ben been away from home in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how long does it take for loggerhead turtle eggs to hatch, according to the narrative in Chapter 18?

2. How has Ashley's leg been injured in the plane crash?

3. What gift did Ben's wife give him on their honeymoon?

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

5. What was the name of the man that Ben describes operating on after he was shot in Chapter 21?

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