Into the Wild | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Author's Note

1. What event happened in April 1992 that prompted the writing of Into The Wild?

Christopher McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska and entered the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley and four months later, a party of hunters found his body.

2. Where did Chris McCandless come from?

Washington, D.C.

3. Where had Chris McCandless attended school and graduated with honors?

Emory University.

4. What strange actions did Chris take right after graduating college?

He gave away his entire savings to charity, abandoned his possessions, and became a drifter and wilderness explorer.

5. Why was author Jon Krakauer interested in writing Chris's story?

Krakauer identifies with McCandless's attraction to nature and to high-risk activities, and also understands the young man's troubled relationship with his father.

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

Some of his own...
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