1. Why did Chris decide to go to San Diego?
(a) To catch a steamer going up the coast to Alaska.
(b) To catch a train to Alaska.
(c) To get a suntan at the beach before heading North.
(d) To find work for money for his Alaskan trip.

2. What parallel does Krakauer draw between Chris and Carl McCunn?
(a) Like Chris, McCunn ruined his camera in the Alaskan wilderness.
(b) McCunn died in the Alaskan wilderness because of an oversight just as Chris did.
(c) Both of them were serious dropouts from society.
(d) Both Chris and McCunn were gainfully employed when they went on their fatal trips.

3. What important work does Walt McCandless do?
(a) Nuclear physicist.
(b) Advanced radar technology.
(c) CIA undercover.
(d) Biochemist.

4. How does Krakauer answer Chris's critics?
(a) He challenges anyone to do it better than Chris did.
(b) Krakauer cites several examples of marginal individuals who have died in the Alaskan wilderness, presenting the details of their cases to show that McCandless was not the typical foolish greenhorn.
(c) He maintains that Chris knew what he was doing and almost made it.
(d) He shows how Chris would have survived had it not been for an accident.

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