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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Ashley say she and Ben have been stuck here since the plane crash in Chapter 22?
(a) 11 days.
(b) 19 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 16 days.

2. What is the name of Ben's wife?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Ashley.
(d) Mary.

3. What was Ben's GPA in his senior year of high school?
(a) 3.5.
(b) 3.0.
(c) 2.5.
(d) 4.0.

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

5. Ben compares his wife's hair and appearance as looking like Julie Andrews in what movie in Chapter 4?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) Mary Poppins.

6. For how many hours have Ben and Ashley been sleeping when Ben awakens in Chapter 7?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 20 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 56 hours.

7. What mountains does Ben describe in Chapter 11 as having become "our thing too" when dictating to his wife (95)?
(a) The Appalachians.
(b) The Sierras.
(c) The Rockies.
(d) The Cascades.

8. 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.

9. What movie does Ben describe watching with his wife in Chapter 20?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The English Patient.
(c) Schindler's List.
(d) The Lion King.

10. From what narrative point of view is the Prelude to The Mountain Between Us related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

11. Approximately how many miles off course was the plane when it crashed, according to Ben's calculations in Chapter 7?
(a) About 400 miles.
(b) Over 150 miles.
(c) About 300 miles.
(d) Over 20 miles.

12. What does Ben say his wife once nominated herself as in Chapter 12?
(a) The angel of truth.
(b) The Crane Patrol.
(c) The bird of flames.
(d) The Turtle Patrol.

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

14. 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."

15. How many of the small trout is Ashley able to eat when Ben returns to the plane in Chapter 13?
(a) 12.
(b) 26.
(c) 5.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is engraved on the back of Ben's compass?

2. What does Ben use to make a makeshift sled to pull Ashley in Chapter 21?

3. What is Ashley's last name?

4. How was Ben injured by his father after winning the state championships his senior year of high school?

5. What direction does the arrow point that is created from the exhaust of overhead planes in Chapter 19?

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