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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 Ben use to break the lock on the door inside of the building they've discovered in Chapter 30?

2. In what amount of time does Ben say he is leaving when he visits Ashley's hospital room in Chapter 48?

3. What color is the front door on the lakeside house that Ben and Ashley discover in Chapter 30?

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

5. Who is sitting with Ashley when Ben returns to her hospital room in Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What gift does Ben leave for Ashley at her wedding rehearsal dinner?

3. How are Ben and Ashley injured during the avalanche?

4. What does the mother moose symbolize in the novel?

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

6. What happens after Ben shoots the moose calf?

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

8. What kind of bow does Ben make along his journey? How does he make it?

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

10. What does the puzzle signify in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Mountain Between Us. Where in the narrative does the rising action occur? What is the climax of the story? What does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement?

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