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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. What color is the sled that Ben brings back to the A-frame in Chapter 36?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

2. How high in the tree does Ben climb in order to get a look around in Chapter 28?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 40 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

3. What is the name of the town that is printed on the road sign that Ben unearths from the snow in Chapter 42?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Salt Lake City.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Evanston.

4. How many wolves come in to take the moose calf in Chapter 40?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

5. The house described in the opening of Chapter 47 is white with what color shutters?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Tom Hanks movie does Ben describe in Chapter 31?

2. Where does Ashley say she and her fiance would now be on their honeymoon in Chapter 23?

3. What board game do Ben and Ashley play in Chapter 34?

4. Who does Ben tell Ashley is on his way when she awakens in the hospital in Chapter 46?

5. How old are Ben's chldren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Ben's watch to break? How does this affect him?

2. How does Ben manage to find food for himself and Ashley in Chapter 34?

3. What tools do Ben and Ashley have at their disposal when they leave the crash site?

4. Why does Ashley insist Ben leave her behind? Why does he refuse?

5. Why does Ben choose to shoot the calf instead of the mother moose?

6. How does Ashley respond when Ben suggests they must decide whether to stay at the A-frame or to continue onward?

7. How are Ben and Ashley injured during the avalanche?

8. What does the mother moose symbolize in the novel?

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

10. What happens after Ben shoots the moose calf?

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