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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, The Alaska Interior.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In regards to family, how do Ruess and Chris compare?
(a) Ruess seemed to be on good relations with his family unlike Chris.
(b) They both were alienated from their families.
(c) Ruess and Chris both missed their families as they traveled.
(d) Like Chris, Ruess felt his family supported his travels.

2. Why did Krakauer include so much about the McCandless family in Chapter 3?
(a) To give the reader an idea that Chris might change his mind.
(b) To contrast them with the adoptive Westerberg family.
(c) To make Chris seem thoughtless and cold.
(d) Just for conversation with Wayne Westerberg.

3. What trait did sports reveal in Chris?
(a) He was not interested in competition.
(b) He was lazy about training.
(c) He did not take defeat well.
(d) He wanted other people to win.

4. What was located at Oh-My-God Hot Springs?
(a) A hippie commune of sorts, which had sprung up around some natural hot springs.
(b) A tourist inn and spa.
(c) A pool with a waterfall.
(d) A ranger station.

5. What symbol is ironic on the leather belt?
(a) A raised fist.
(b) Chris's initials surrounded by a scull and crossbones.
(c) A tombstone marked R.I.P.
(d) A serpent head baring its fangs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the tender moment between Chris and his father right after Chris graduated from high school?

2. What was in the McCandless house that speaks to the feelings of Walt and Billie McCandless toward Chris?

3. What type of people did Ruess like to spend time with?

4. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?

5. Why does Krakauer include a narrative about moose hunters driving off-road trucks to get to the site Chris eventually found?

(see the answer key)

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