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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 Ashley do with Ben's recorder when she demands it from him in Chapter 22?

2. What was in the box marked "DESSERT" that Ben's wife gave him on his drive to Jacksonville (104)?

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

4. What did Ben's wife work as after school when they were in high school?

5. Where does Ashley live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What role does running play in the narrative?

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

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

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

7. What does Ben discern about their situation once he makes it to the crest of the mountain on which the plane crashed?

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

9. Where and how does Ben bury Grover?

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

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 motif of running in The Mountain Between Us. What compelled Ben to become a track star? Why did he stop pursuing track? How does his experience give him an advantage in the novel?

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