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Into the Wild | Quiz

Jon Krakauer
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Into the Wild | Quiz

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1)

How did Chris describe Charlie, the man who let him stay in a vacant mobile home? (from Chapter 5, Bullhead City)

As uneducated.
As being benevolent.
As a father figure.
As a lunatic.
2)

Why does Krakauer think Chris could not excrete poison from his body? (from Chapter 18, The Stampede Trail)

He did not have enough white blood cells to fight organisms.
His deteriorated body did not have enough glucose and amino acids to bind with the poisons.
His bowel and urinary sustems had shut down.
Melted snow water caused him to become severely constipated.
3)

Where did Alex stay outside of Salton City? (from Chapter 6, Anza-Borrego)

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Palm Springs.
Joshua Tree National Park.
Right at Oh-My-God Hot Springs.
4)

What comment does Krakauer make about Chris's fondness for Jack London? (from Chapter 5, Bullhead City)

That London had never actually been in Alaska.
That London lectured against doing exactly what Chris was doing.
That London's books had all been proven to be false.
That Chris did not recognize London's lifestyle was different from the people he wrote about.
5)

After a series of misadventures on his way to San Diego, why did Chris call Franz? (from Chapter 6, Anza-Borrego)

To tell Franz that he was in the hospital.
To see if he had gotten any mail.
To come pick him up.
To ask him to send money.
6)

How does Krakauer answer Chris's critics? (from Chapter 8, Alaska)

He shows how Chris would have survived had it not been for an accident.
Krakauer cites several examples of marginal individuals who have died in the Alaskan wilderness, presenting the details of their cases to show that McCandless was not the typical foolish greenhorn.
He challenges anyone to do it better than Chris did.
He maintains that Chris knew what he was doing and almost made it.
7)

What does Krakauer think actually killed Chris? (from Chapter 18, The Stampede Trail)

Tainted canned goods he found in the bus.
Choking on rabbit bones.
Poisonous leaves he was reduced to eating.
The wild potato seeds he was eating.
8)

Why did the Candless family not follow the route Chris had taken to get to the bus as Billie wanted? (from Epilogue)

They did not have good directions from Chris's journal.
There was no time to take that route as Chris had done.
The Teklanika River was running too high, and the group was advised not to attempt it.
The river had changed course and Chris's route was no longer possible.
9)

What indicates that Chris intended his Alaska trip to be his final great adventure? (from Chapter 7, Carthage)

He talked about returning to take care of Ron Franz.
He had lost a great deal of weight and looked ill.
He said he was sure this trip would tire him out completely.
Before leaving, Alex promised Westerberg he would return in time for the fall harvest.
10)

What was located at Oh-My-God Hot Springs? (from Chapter 6, Anza-Borrego)

A pool with a waterfall.
A ranger station.
A hippie commune of sorts, which had sprung up around some natural hot springs.
A tourist inn and spa.
11)

After Chris left home, why didnn't Carine get upset when he won't tell her where he was? (from Chapter 12, Annandale)

She was glad he was gone so she could have his room.
She didn't want to know because she didn't care.
She knew Chris was happy and thought he would come home some day.
She thought their father would try to bring him home if he knew.
12)

Although Waterman became something of a local hero, what job did he have in Fairbanks? (from Chapter 8, Alaska)

Dishwasher.
Mechanic.
Accountant.
Musician.
13)

Why did Chris decide to go to San Diego? (from Chapter 6, Anza-Borrego)

To catch a steamer going up the coast to Alaska.
To find work for money for his Alaskan trip.
To catch a train to Alaska.
To get a suntan at the beach before heading North.
14)

Racing against a storm, Krakauer reaches the summit of the Thumb. How does he describe it? (from Chapter 15, The Stikine Ice Cap)

He describes the summit as malevolent and surreal.
He describes it as the coldest place on earth.
He describes it as a big disappointment.
He describes it as breathtakingly beautiful.
15)

What complication did Chris face while living in The Slabs? (from Chapter 5, Bullhead City)

The other drifters believed he was an undercover cop.
He got into an argument with Jan Burres.
He could produce no identification when the border patrol came to the camp.
Tracy, a 17-year-old girl developed a huge crush on him.
16)

What family outings did the McCandless family mention to Krakauer? (from Chapter 11, Chesapeake Beach)

Camping trips with an Airstream Trailer.
A yearly trip to Texas.
A beach house in Cape Cod.
Going to the Grand Canyon every year.
17)

Two decades later, what has Krakauer learned about his relationship with his father? (from Chapter 15, The Stikine Ice Cap)

Krakauer realizes he was selfish, stubborn, and as difficult for his father to deal with as his father's behavior had been for him.
Krakauer learned that he had improved himself by not becoming like his father.
Krakauer learned that he had been right to defy his father.
Krakauer learned that his father was always shallow and always would be.
18)

What group of Irish aesthetics does Krakauer include in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9, Davis Gulch)

The highlanders.
St Patrick monks.
The papar.
The Celtic travelers.
19)

What did the bones outside the bus reveal? (from Chapter 17, The Stampede Trail)

That the animal Chris killed had been eaten by vultures.
What Chris thought was a moose was actually caribou.
That Chris had been unable to kill edible animals.
That the bus had been attacked by wolves.
20)

What happened 10 months after Chris's death? (from Epilogue)

Billie and Walt got a divorce.
Ten months after McCandless's death, Krakauer, Billie and Walt took a helicopter to the bus site.
Carine had a dream about Chris.
The company that owns the bus took it away.
21)

How were Chris's ideals defined in his own mind? (from Chapter 7, Carthage)

They were defined by the poetry of E.E. cummings.
They were defined by the works of Phillip Roth and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
His ideals were defined by his own sense of injustice in the world.
He valued chastity and moral purity as defined by Tolstoy and Thoreau.
22)

Chris's parents had moved, but his step brother was contacted. After he positively identified Chris, what did he do? (from Chapter 10, Fairbanks)

Drove to Maryland to inform Chris's parents.
Contacted Gillien to get more information.
Told his wife that he always knew Chris would end that way.
Flew to Alaska to claim the body.
23)

How do Waterman and Chris differ? (from Chapter 8, Alaska)

Chris burned his money, but Waterman always had money with him.
Chris was afraid of the water and Waterman feared heights.
Chris was able to make friends, Waterman was socially awkward.
Chis was short and Waterman was very tall.
24)

What trait did sports reveal in Chris? (from Chapter 11, Chesapeake Beach)

He was lazy about training.
He was not interested in competition.
He did not take defeat well.
He wanted other people to win.
25)

What prevented Jan and Bob from going to Bullhead City to pick Chris up? (from Chapter 5, Bullhead City)

He arrived at their door before they could leave.
A series of freak desert storms.
Their mobile home broke down.
Information that they were wanted by the police.
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