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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. How many pairs of snow shoes does Ben find in the shed in Chapter 36?
2. What movie does Ben describe as a wilderness story with a silly romantic ending in Chapter 34?
3. What has happened to Ben's watch in Chapter 23?
4. What name does the doctor call Ben in reference to The Six Million Dollar Man in Chapter 46?
5. What John Wayne movie does Ben cite in Chapter 24?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ben repair the makeshift sled after it has been damaged?
2. How does Ashley respond when Ben suggests they must decide whether to stay at the A-frame or to continue onward?
3. What does the puzzle signify in the story?
4. What tools do Ben and Ashley have at their disposal when they leave the crash site?
5. Whom does Ben speak with about Ashley's condition at the hospital? How is her condition?
6. What causes Ben's watch to break? How does this affect him?
7. What kind of bow does Ben make along his journey? How does he make it?
8. What is ironic about the National Forest that Ben and Ashley are apparenly lost in?
9. Why does the author allude to the film Jeremiah Johnson in the novel?
10. Why does Ashley give Ben meat that she has been hoarding along their journey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the symbolism of the loggerhead turtles in The Mountain Between Us. What do the turtles represent to Ben? What did they mean to Rachel? Where does their imagery appear in the narrative and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Grover in the novel. Who is Grover and what is his role in the story? What happens to Grover? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think that Ben does not reveal the truth of his situation with Rachel to Ashley? In what ways does this prevent their connection? Would you have done the same? Why or why not?
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