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

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

3. 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 tape recorder.
(b) A vintage postcard.
(c) A ring.
(d) A seashell necklace.

4. How many kids does Ben have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. For how long does Ben say he has been married in Chapter 1?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ashley live?

2. What movie does Ben describe watching with his wife in Chapter 20?

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

4. Who is the pilot of the plane that crashed in The Mountain Between Us?

5. At what time was Ben's original flight scheduled to depart in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ashley in the airport in the beginning of the novel? What is her objective?

2. What memory of the loggerhead turtles does Ben relate?

3. How is Ben's father described in the narrative?

4. What role does running play in the narrative?

5. Where are Ben and Ashley traveling when their plane goes down? Why?

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

7. What is the signficance of the gift that Rachel gave to Ben on their honeymoon?

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

9. Discuss the different styles of narration in The Mountain Between Us. How are these styles differentiated?

10. What does Ben discover when he examines the plane's GPS?

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