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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 do Ashley and Ben decide to rename the dog in Chapter 8?

2. What is the name of Ben's wife?

3. What does Ben describe his father saying "pain is" in Chapter 6 (52)?

4. What does Ben say his wife once nominated herself as in Chapter 12?

5. What was the name of the man that Ben describes operating on after he was shot in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben describe his first meeting with Rachel?

2. In which direction do Ben and Ashley set out when they leave the crash site? Why?

3. Where are Ben and Ashley traveling when their plane goes down? Why?

4. What memory of the loggerhead turtles does Ben relate?

5. Describe the setting, mood, and tone of the novel that is illustrated in the Prelude. How does the author establish this mood and tone?

6. How does Ben manage to kill the mountain lion?

7. What injuries does Ben sustain in the plane crash?

8. Why is Ashley in the airport in the beginning of the novel? What is her objective?

9. How is Ben's father described in the narrative?

10. What does Ben discern about their situation once he makes it to the crest of the mountain on which the plane crashed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the loggerhead turtles in The Mountain Between Us. What do the turtles represent to Ben? What did they mean to Rachel? Where does their imagery appear in the narrative and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why do you think that Ben does not reveal the truth of his situation with Rachel to Ashley? In what ways does this prevent their connection? Would you have done the same? Why or why not?

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