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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 is Davis Gulch?
(a) A watery oasis in the midst of southern Utah.
(b) A cattle passage through western Utah.
(c) An extension of the Grand Canyon.
(d) A valley that has only one way in and out.

2. Who gave Krakauer dinner and a place to sleep in Petersberg?
(a) A drifter named Jan Buress.
(b) A policeman offered him a jail cell.
(c) The captain of a tuna fishing boat.
(d) A kind woman named Kai Sandburn.

3. What did Chris and Ruess each do shortly before their deaths?
(a) Post several letters.
(b) Write out a will.
(c) Burn their money.
(d) Dig their graves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In regards to family, how do Ruess and Chris compare?

2. When Krakauer was at the mountain he came to climb, what enhanced his emotions?

3. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?

4. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?

5. What steps did Walt and Billie take to find Chris?

(see the answer key)

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