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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who encouraged Ben to become a doctor?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Ashley.

3. Where does Ashley live?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Houston.
(d) Dallas.

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

5. When Ben left to drive the moving truck from Denver to Jacksonville, what was the first of the gifts given him by his wife?
(a) A vintage postcard.
(b) A ring.
(c) A seashell necklace.
(d) A tape recorder.

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

7. How does Ben describe his father in Chapter 6?
(a) Kind.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Generous.
(d) Heroic.

8. Where was the guy shot that Ben describes helping save in the OR in Chapter 21?
(a) In the chest.
(b) In the neck.
(c) In the gut.
(d) In the back.

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

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

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

12. 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) Biology.
(b) History.
(c) Latin.
(d) Russian.

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

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

15. Ben says in Chapter 11, "In football they call it 'piling on.' In track we called it" what (94)?
(a) "Pulling forward."
(b) "Pushing on."
(c) "Hitting the wall."
(d) "Losing tread."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ben's wife work as after school when they were in high school?

3. What does Ben respond when Ashley asks him about the voicemail in Chapter 22?

4. To what does Ben compare the snow on the evergreen trees in Chapter 22?

5. How many miles did Ben drive the moving truck from Denver to Jacksonville, according to his narrative in Chapter 12?

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