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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 movie does Ben describe watching with his wife in Chapter 20?

2. What kind of painkiller does Ben give to Ashley when he returns to the plane in Chapter 12?

3. For how long does Ben say he has been married in Chapter 1?

4. Who gave Ben his compass?

5. Ben says in Chapter 11, "I look back on college and I think those were" what (94)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ben describe his first meeting with Rachel?

4. What does Ben discover when he examines the plane's GPS?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Ben describe his college years?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Ben in The Mountain Between Us. How old is Ben? What is his profession? How does Ben demonstrate his skills in the novel and what are the results of his actions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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