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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 say his wife's greatest weakness was prior to their separation in Chapter 34?

2. Who is the chief of surgery at the hospital where Ashley and Ben have been taken in Chapter 46?

3. What is Napoleon said to be doing as Ben drives away in Chapter 47?

4. What color is the sled that Ben brings back to the A-frame in Chapter 36?

5. What Tom Hanks movie does Ben describe in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ashley ultimately rescued?

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

3. What happens after Ben shoots the moose calf?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What tools have been found at the A-frame that make Ben and Ashley's journey easier?

10. What does Napoleon represent in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different narrative styles between the main plot line (Ben and Ashley's escape from the mountain) and Ben's narration to Rachel. How does the author differentiate between these narratives? What does this back-and-forth style reveal to the reader?

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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