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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Chesapeake Beach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect had Chris had on Ronald Franz?
(a) He sold his possessions and lived in a mobile camper.
(b) He started taking in every drifter he saw.
(c) He became an alcoholic.
(d) He started going back to church.

2. What did Butch Killian want to do when he arrived on the bus scene where Chris had died?
(a) He wanted to contact the media because it was a great story.
(b) He wanted to contact the state police to come and remove the body.
(c) He wanted to burn the bus to rid it of the smell.
(d) He wanted to form a search party to see if there was anyone else with the dead boy.

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

4. What gift did Walt give Billie after the birth of Chris?
(a) A leather bound copy of Leaves of Grass.
(b) A 3-carat diamond ring.
(c) The Gianni guitar that was left in the yellow Datson.
(d) A vacation in Paris.

5. After a series of misadventures on his way to San Diego, why did Chris call Franz?
(a) To come pick him up.
(b) To see if he had gotten any mail.
(c) To tell Franz that he was in the hospital.
(d) To ask him to send money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?

2. What story does Krakauer tell that resembles Chris's in many ways?

3. What response does Krakauer report that he got from his OUTSIDE Magazine article on Chris?

4. How do Waterman and Chris differ?

5. What did Chris make at Franz's house?

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