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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 brick wall."
(c) "A bag of rocks."
(d) "A bag of hammers."

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

3. Where were Ben and his wife when Ben proposed marriage to her?
(a) At the school.
(b) On the beach.
(c) At a church.
(d) At her parents' home.

4. How did the pilot of the plane presumably die?
(a) Brain aneurysm.
(b) Head injury.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Suicide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben admit to Ashley about Rachel in Chapter 22?

2. Where had Ben's father moved during Ben's last year of undergrad?

3. What degree did Ben's father want him to go for in college?

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

5. Who did Ben call in order to help to secure a scholarship for his wife in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to the physical fight between Ben and his father?

2. How does Ben describe his college years?

3. What is the first food that Ben finds for him and Ashley? How does he capture it?

4. Describe the setting, mood, and tone of the novel that is illustrated in the Prelude. How does the author establish this mood and tone?

5. What role does running play in the narrative?

6. What injuries does Ashley sustain in the plane crash?

7. What is Ben's favorite gift he gave to Rachel? Why?

8. How does Ben describe the impact of his relationship with Rachel on his life?

9. Who is Grover and what role does he play in the novel?

10. In which direction do Ben and Ashley set out when they leave the crash site? Why?

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