Into the Wild Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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Into the Wild Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Stampede Trail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?
(a) A trail left when Stampede Creek changed its course.
(b) A trail originally laid out by Virgil Stampede in the 1800s.
(c) The trail that originally led to Pilgrim's mining claims along Stampede Creek.
(d) An old trail made by stampeding cattle.

2. Near what famous landmark did Chris McCandless die?
(a) Mt. McKinley.
(b) Old Faithful.
(c) Mt. Rushmore.
(d) Mt. St. Helens.

3. What event happened in April 1992 that prompted the writing of Into The Wild?
(a) Christopher McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska and entered the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley and four months later, a party of hunters found his body.
(b) An 80-year-old man called OUTSIDE Magazine to tell them about Chris McCandless.
(c) There was a volcano that killed a young man named Christopher McCandless.
(d) Christopher McCandless disappeared and no one ever knew what happened to him.

4. What do some people think about Chris McCandless?
(a) That he had the spirit of Daniel Boone.
(b) That he was accident prone.
(c) That he was murdered in Alaska.
(d) That he was a foolish boy who threw away his life.

5. What is Krakauer's message by using the details of the moose hunter's trip to the bus?
(a) It is how he explains the difficulty in getting to the place where Chris died.
(b) He breaks up the story to keep it interesting.
(c) He shows more about how beautiful the landscape is in that place.
(d) He shows that even seasoned hunters must contend with the harsh elements of the northwest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message did Chris leave taped to the door of the bus?

2. What did Chris tell Gallien his plans were?

3. Where did Chris McCandless come from?

4. What did Krakauer include in the book besides events he uncovered from the life of Chris McCandless?

5. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?

(see the answer key)

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