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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. What is Ashley's last name?

2. Approximately how many miles off course was the plane when it crashed, according to Ben's calculations in Chapter 7?

3. What does Ben use as fish bait in Chapter 13?

4. How did the pilot of the plane presumably die?

5. What is Ben's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to the physical fight between Ben and his father?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Ben reveal about Rachel to Ashley after they have first left the crash site?

8. Describe the setting, mood, and tone of the novel that is illustrated in the Prelude. How does the author establish this mood and tone?

9. How does Ben describe the day that he became engaged to Rachel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who or what is the central antagonist in The Mountain Between Us? In what ways is this demonstrated? How does this antagonist create conflict in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of love in The Mountain Between Us. What does love mean to the two main characters? How do their feelings about love change in the course of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Vince in the novel. What does the reader come to learn about Vince through Ashley? What role do you think Vince plays in the novel's plot? What does Vince symbolize?

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