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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 freshman year, he won the 400-meter dash in what time?

2. When Ben left to drive the moving truck from Denver to Jacksonville, what was the second of the gifts given him by his wife?

3. What does Ben respond when Ashley asks him about the voicemail in Chapter 22?

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

5. How many small trout does Ben bring back from his fishing expedition in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the initial concerns that Ben and Ashley face regarding their situation after the crash?

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

4. How does Ben describe his college years?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing in The Mountain Between Us. What are some of the clues in the novel that indicate the realities that are revealed at the end of the story? Did the novel's ending surprise you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Mountain Between Us. Where in the narrative does the rising action occur? What is the climax of the story? What does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbol/motif of the jigsaw puzzle in The Mountain Between Us. What does the puzzle symbolize? Why? How does the completion of the puzzle change its symbolism?

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