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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 bridge that Ben passes near the hospital where he works in Chapter 49?
2. How high in the tree does Ben climb in order to get a look around in Chapter 28?
3. Where does Ben say that guys get their idea of what love ought to be in Chapter 24?
4. What does Ben use, along with sticks, to make the bow in Chapter 23?
5. What Tom Hanks movie does Ben describe in Chapter 31?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tools have been found at the A-frame that make Ben and Ashley's journey easier?
2. What kind of bow does Ben make along his journey? How does he make it?
3. What gift does Ben leave for Ashley at her wedding rehearsal dinner?
4. What appears to be the primary reason for Ben's separation from his wife based on his dictations into the recorder?
5. What causes Ben's watch to break? How does this affect him?
6. How is the A-frame cabin described? What tools do Ben and Ashley find there?
7. What tools do Ben and Ashley have at their disposal when they leave the crash site?
8. What does Napoleon represent in the novel?
9. How are Ben and Ashley injured during the avalanche?
10. How does Ben respond when Ashley asks him if he has been tempted being with her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the character of Vince in the novel. What does the reader come to learn about Vince through Ashley? What role do you think Vince plays in the novel's plot? What does Vince symbolize?
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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