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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. For how many hours have Ben and Ashley been sleeping when Ben awakens in Chapter 7?

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

4. How does Ben describe his father in Chapter 6?

5. When Ben checks his watch six hours after the crash in the opening of Chapter 5, what time is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ben describe his and Rachel's move to Jacksonville from Denver?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the narrative style of The Mountain Between Us. From whose perspective is the story related? Why do you think the author made this choice? How would the novel differ if related from a different narrative perspective?

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