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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. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?
(a) A backpack with $123 stuffed inside it.
(b) Chris's old yellow Datsun that had been abandoned.
(c) A rifle that had been buried.
(d) Evidence of a camp in a restricted area.

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

3. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?
(a) He became a surrogate for Jan Burres's estranged son.
(b) He took it when people thought he was Jan's son.
(c) He liked the initials AB.
(d) He realized he needed a second name.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruess's biographer, Ken Sleight, believe happened to Ruess?

2. When Krakauer reached an impassable place on the mountain, what did he do?

3. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?

4. Who had carved a passage from the creek up to the dry gulch?

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

(see the answer key)

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