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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 say Vince hates doing in Chapter 24?

2. How does Ben manage to get back to Ashley with help in Chapter 45?

3. What does Ben use to patch the hole in the sled in Chapter 27?

4. What does Ben order at the Grille in Chapter 46?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Napoleon represent in the novel?

3. How does Ben respond when Ashley asks him if he has been tempted being with her?

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

5. What is ironic about the National Forest that Ben and Ashley are apparenly lost in?

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

7. What happens after Ben shoots the moose calf?

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

9. How does Ashley respond when Ben suggests they must decide whether to stay at the A-frame or to continue onward?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbol/motif of the jigsaw puzzle in The Mountain Between Us. What does the puzzle symbolize? Why? How does the completion of the puzzle change its symbolism?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Hannah and Michael in The Mountain Between Us. What do these characters mean to Ben? What did they mean to Rachel? What is revealed about these characters?

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