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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Stikine Ice Cap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chris do after Westerberg was jailed?
(a) He headed north to Alaska.
(b) He stayed with Westerberg's family until he got out.
(c) He hitchhiked to Needles, California, then walked through the desert to Topock, Arizona.
(d) He kept himself hidden because the police might have been looking for him.

2. When Krakauer reached an impassable place on the mountain, what did he do?
(a) He radioed for help.
(b) He started traveling horizontally on the mountain.
(c) He sat down and cried.
(d) There was nothing to do but descend.

3. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?
(a) That Alex might be a serial killer.
(b) That Alex never intended to see any of his family again.
(c) That Alex had burned the last of his money when he abandoned his car.
(d) That Alex was wanted by the Nevada police.

4. In regards to family, how do Ruess and Chris compare?
(a) Ruess seemed to be on good relations with his family unlike Chris.
(b) Like Chris, Ruess felt his family supported his travels.
(c) Ruess and Chris both missed their families as they traveled.
(d) They both were alienated from their families.

5. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?
(a) It was much larger than he anticipated.
(b) He had not been in a town where he could buy new boots.
(c) The heat was so intense that he became delirious.
(d) There were no people anywhere around the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What human contact did Chris have as he hikeed West from Lake Mead?

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

3. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?

4. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?

5. What type of people did Ruess like to spend time with?

(see the answer key)

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