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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 the term for the bag that sleeping bags come in?

2. What is the name of the town that is printed on the road sign that Ben unearths from the snow in Chapter 42?

3. The house described in the opening of Chapter 47 is white with what color shutters?

4. What color is the underwear that Ben puts on in Chapter 30?

5. How much money did Rachel pay for Ben's compass?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben repair the makeshift sled after it has been damaged?

2. Why does Ben choose to shoot the calf instead of the mother moose?

3. Why does Ashley insist Ben leave her behind? Why does he refuse?

4. What tools do Ben and Ashley have at their disposal when they leave the crash site?

5. What does Ashley realize about Rachel in the end of the novel?

6. What does Ben do for Ashley before leaving the hospital?

7. Why does the author allude to the film Jeremiah Johnson in the novel?

8. What happens to the sled in Chapter 27? Why?

9. How does Ben manage to find food for himself and Ashley in Chapter 34?

10. What does Ben say about the birth of his children in his dictation to Rachel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the events that lead up to the plane crash in the novel. Where are the main characters traveling? Why are they traveling in this manner? What causes the crash?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of love in The Mountain Between Us. What does love mean to the two main characters? How do their feelings about love change in the course of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Ashley in The Mountain Between Us. How old is Ashley? What is her profession? What are the major actions that she takes in the novel? What are their repercussions?

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