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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator say the plane landed in Jacksonville in Chapter 49?
(a) Just after 2 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) Just after 5 p.m.
(d) Just after 4 p.m.

2. What color is the underwear that Ben puts on in Chapter 30?
(a) Bright red.
(b) Neon green.
(c) Bright yellow.
(d) Sky blue.

3. What does Ben use to patch the hole in the sled in Chapter 27?
(a) Snow.
(b) A garbage bag.
(c) A tree branch.
(d) Snow shoes.

4. Where does Ben say that guys get their idea of what love ought to be in Chapter 24?
(a) Their fathers.
(b) The movies.
(c) Television.
(d) Books.

5. What John Wayne movie does Ben cite in Chapter 24?
(a) Rio Bravo.
(b) The Searchers.
(c) Stagecoach.
(d) The Cowboys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the crash as Ben and Ashley make their way down the incline in Chapter 44?

2. How long does the narrator describe the A-frame room to be in Chapter 34?

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

4. What does the sign inside the hut say in Chapter 42?

5. How does Ben cook the rabbits that he catches?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens after Ben shoots the moose calf?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Ben's visit with Grover's wife described?

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

10. What does Napoleon represent in the novel?

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