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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ben's flashback in Chapter 11, he recalls his wife telling him, "You're about as dumb as" what (95)?

2. What time is it when Ben makes it back to the plane in the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. From what narrative point of view is the Prelude to The Mountain Between Us related?

4. Where does Ashley live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ben manage to travel with Ashley despite her injuries?

5. What is the significance of the tracks that Ben sees near the plane in Chapter 12?

6. What role does running play in the narrative?

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

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

9. How does Ben attend to Ashley's injuries after the crash?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the loggerhead turtles in The Mountain Between Us. What do the turtles represent to Ben? What did they mean to Rachel? Where does their imagery appear in the narrative and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the different narrative styles between the main plot line (Ben and Ashley's escape from the mountain) and Ben's narration to Rachel. How does the author differentiate between these narratives? What does this back-and-forth style reveal to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Grover in the novel. Who is Grover and what is his role in the story? What happens to Grover? Why?

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