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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. Who does Ashley ask Ben if he has called yet when he visits her hospital room in Chapter 48?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) Her father.

2. What movie with Bruce Willis does Ben allude to in Chapter 23?
(a) Hostage.
(b) Ocean's Twelve.
(c) The Sixth Sense.
(d) Die Hard.

3. How does Ben manage to get back to Ashley with help in Chapter 45?
(a) By helicopter.
(b) By car.
(c) By truck.
(d) By snowmobile.

4. How long does it take Ben and Ashley to make it a little more than a mile in Chapter 23?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 9 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

5. What kind of flower does Ben purchase at Trad's garden store and greenhouse in Chapter 49?
(a) An orchid.
(b) A tulip.
(c) A rose.
(d) A daisy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say the plane landed in Jacksonville in Chapter 49?

2. What did Rachel reveal to Ben in the flashback in Chapter 29?

3. What John Wayne movie does Ben cite in Chapter 24?

4. What day is it on Ben and Ashley's journey since the crash in the beginning of Chapter 44?

5. What one sentence comprises Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben repair the makeshift sled after it has been damaged?

2. Why does the author allude to the film Jeremiah Johnson in the novel?

3. What tools have been found at the A-frame that make Ben and Ashley's journey easier?

4. How is Ashley ultimately rescued?

5. What do Ben and Ashley see on their 14th day after the crash that gives them hope?

6. What appears to be the primary reason for Ben's separation from his wife based on his dictations into the recorder?

7. Whom does Ben speak with about Ashley's condition at the hospital? How is her condition?

8. What happens to the sled in Chapter 27? Why?

9. Why does Ashley give Ben meat that she has been hoarding along their journey?

10. What does Napoleon represent in the novel?

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