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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. About how much meat does Ben manage to salvage from the moose calf in Chapter 40?

2. By the second midmorning after leaving the A-frame in the shed, Ben estimates that they have lost about how many feet in elevation?

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

4. What did Rachel reveal to Ben in the flashback in Chapter 29?

5. What does Ben do in order to help Ashley's leg in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Ashley give Ben meat that she has been hoarding along their journey?

7. What different methods does Ben use in seeking food in the novel?

8. Whom does Ben speak with about Ashley's condition at the hospital? How is her condition?

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

10. What causes Ben's watch to break? How does this affect him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the author's employment of irony in The Mountain Between Us. What are examples of verbal irony employed by the main characters? What are examples of dramatic irony and situational irony in the novel?

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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