Into the Wild Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Into the Wild Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 was Chris carrying when he met Jim Gallien?

2. What did Chris realize after he decided to abandon his once beloved Datsun?

3. Who does Krakauer mention who had done something similar to what Chris did and survived?

4. How did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?

5. What is ironic about Krakauer's descriptions of Walt McCandless and that of his rebellious son, Chris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a literary parallel between Chris and Ruess?

2. How did there happen to be an abandoned bus where Chris could find it?

3. Discuss Chris's abandonment of his beloved Datsun.

4. Explain the origins of the Stampede Trail.

5. How abrupt was Chris's separation from his family?

6. Why was there a break in Chris's journal entries after he left Las Vegas in 1991?

7. Describe the first indication that Walt and Billie McCandless had of where Chris might be.

8. Why does Krakauer mention the papar at the end of Chapter 9?

9. Why does Krakauer include the story of Everett Ruess in Chapter 9?

10. What happened to Chris's plan to paddle a canoe from Arizona to the Gulf of California?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about an extended trip you would like to take? Would you go alone? Would you not carry money and expect to find jobs to pay your way? Would you do any camping? Where would you go and how long would you stay?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay expressing your opinion of Chris McCandless. Answer whether he was mentally stable, how he did or did not use people, whether he might have survived except for some bad luck, and how well he was prepared to survive alone.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about loneliness. Using Ron Franz as an example, write about how losing loved ones can affect one's life and what one can do to fill the void. Give your opinion of Ron Franz as to whether he had a good plan for living alone.

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