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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 does Ben use to sew up the stitches on Ashley after the crash?

2. How many of the small trout is Ashley able to eat when Ben returns to the plane in Chapter 13?

3. What is Ashley's last name?

4. Where was the guy shot that Ben describes helping save in the OR in Chapter 21?

5. Where had Ben's father moved during Ben's last year of undergrad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where and how does Ben bury Grover?

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

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

9. How does Ben manage to kill the mountain lion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Rachel in the novel. What does Rachel's character symbolize to Ben? What does she represent to Ashley? What is ultimately revealed about Rachel's character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the author's employment of irony in The Mountain Between Us. What are examples of verbal irony employed by the main characters? What are examples of dramatic irony and situational irony in the novel?

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