View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carine recall that Chris loved so much?
(a) Reading Moby Dick.
(b) Her dog, Buck.
(c) His yellow Datsun.
(d) The Gianni guitar.

2. Why does Krakauer relate his own experiences in Chapter 14?
(a) To show his affinity with Chris.
(b) To show how he was so much better than Chris.
(c) To see if he is any different now as a mature man.
(d) To prove that he had no right to write about Chris.

3. Although Waterman became something of a local hero, what job did he have in Fairbanks?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Musician.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Dishwasher.

4. What is prominently displayed in Carine McCandless's home?
(a) A painting she did of her brother, Chris.
(b) Two photographs of her brother, Chris.
(c) All of Chris's track trophies.
(d) A scrapbook of news clippings about Chris.

5. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?
(a) Getting the body to Fairbanks.
(b) Finding enough tissue to autopsy.
(c) Keeping the body frozen.
(d) Identifying him.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his last trip to Carthage, who is the woman Chris became close with?

2. What did Gallien think about Chris's weapon?

3. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?

4. What work did Chris (Alex) do while he stayed with Jan and Bob at The Slabs?

5. Impressed with Chris's intelligence, what did Franz try to get him to do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 328 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample