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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 does the sign inside the hut say in Chapter 42?
(a) "This is an emergency warming hut" (274).
(b) "Beware of wolves" (274).
(c) "Warning. Stay out. Private property" (274).
(d) "The way out is south of here" (274).

2. What does Ben recall Rachel's doctor diagnosing her with in Chapter 35?
(a) A partial abruption.
(b) Hepatitis C.
(c) Pulmonary heart disease.
(d) AIDS.

3. What is the term for the bag that sleeping bags come in?
(a) Rucksacks.
(b) Sleepers.
(c) Stuff sacks.
(d) Bag sacks.

4. What lay atop the pews in the building that Ben and Ashley have found in Chapter 30?
(a) Meat hooks.
(b) Mattresses.
(c) Canoes.
(d) Clothing.

5. How old are Ben's chldren?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town that is printed on the road sign that Ben unearths from the snow in Chapter 42?

2. What has happened to Ben's watch in Chapter 23?

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

4. Where does Ben hit the young moose with his arrow in Chapter 40?

5. How many miles does the road sign indicate there are to the next town in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ben say about the birth of his children in his dictation to Rachel?

3. What does Napoleon represent in the novel?

4. What happens after Ben shoots the moose calf?

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

6. How is Ben's visit with Grover's wife described?

7. What kind of bow does Ben make along his journey? How does he make it?

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

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

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

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