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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 name of the National Forest that Ben discovers they are in from the map in Chapter 32?

2. What does Ben use, along with sticks, to make the bow in Chapter 23?

3. How many stitches does Ben give himself for the gash he received while hunting the moose in Chapter 42?

4. About how much weight does Ben assess he has lost since the crash in Chapter 42?

5. What animal tracks are outside of the shelter in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ben and Ashley see on their 14th day after the crash that gives them hope?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Ben say about the birth of his children in his dictation to Rachel?

10. Why does the author allude to the film Jeremiah Johnson in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of isolation in the novel. How is this theme developed through character, setting, and symbolism? How does the author develop this theme through mood and tone?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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