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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 daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?
(a) To scale a mountain called the Devils Thumb alone.
(b) To prove that he is always right.
(c) To ski down Mt. McKinley.
(d) To find out how much terror he can stand.

2. What type of people did Ruess like to spend time with?
(a) Vagabonds and drifters.
(b) Native Americans and Russians.
(c) Photographers and painters.
(d) Hikers and rafters.

3. 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.

4. How did Walt and Billie McCandless learn in Chapter 4 where their son might be?
(a) They received a ticket issued to their son for hitchhiking near Eureka, California.
(b) Jan Burres called them.
(c) They saw him on a newscast on TV.
(d) One of Chris's high school friends got a call from Chris.

5. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?
(a) He had always wanted a bike like that.
(b) He intended to return and pay for it.
(c) He was delirious at the time and did not know what he was doing.
(d) The man he worked for refused to pay him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Krakauer do similar to what Chris did when he needed to go to the village of Petersberg?

4. What did Chris and Ruess each do shortly before their deaths?

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

(see the answer key)

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