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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 Krakauer do similar to what Chris did when he needed to go to the village of Petersberg?
(a) He bought a big bag of rice.
(b) He sent postcards to friends.
(c) He abandoned his car.
(d) He burned his money.

2. What group of Irish aesthetics does Krakauer include in Chapter 9?
(a) The highlanders.
(b) The Celtic travelers.
(c) St Patrick monks.
(d) The papar.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?

2. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?

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

4. What similar classic books are favorites of Ruess and Chris?

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

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