1. What did Chris realize after he decided to abandon his once beloved Datsun?
(a) That it would be impossible to continue without a car.
(b) That he needed better hiking shoes since he was now walking.
(c) That he missed his family and wanted to go home.
(d) That he was free from material possessions that tie him down.

2. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?
(a) He headed South and ended up in Acapulco.
(b) Some duck hunters agreed to drive him to the Gulf of California.
(c) He retraced his way back upstream.
(d) He ended up staying with a Mexican family for six weeks.

3. What does Ruess's biographer, Ken Sleight, believe happened to Ruess?
(a) Ruess changed his name and disappeared.
(b) Accidental drowning.
(c) Falling from a cliff.
(d) A robbery and murder.

4. After a semester at UCLA and a winter in San Francisco, what did Ruess do?
(a) Studying photography.
(b) Keeping a journal that was published after his death.
(c) Looking for someone to join his nature walks.
(d) Spent the rest of his days backpacking and sleeping on the ground.

5. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?
(a) Krakauer wants to show how different Ruess is from Chris.
(b) Krakauer wants to demonstrate mental illness in Ruess.
(c) Krakauer sees great similarities between Ruess and Chris.
(d) Karkauer wants to expand the scope of his thesis.