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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 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 it would be impossible to continue without a car.
(c) That he needed better hiking shoes since he was now walking.
(d) That he was free from material possessions that tie him down.

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

3. When Franz offered to give Chris a ride to his campsite, what is it he didn't know?
(a) If his truck would make the trip and back.
(b) About the Oh-My-God Hot Springs.
(c) Whether Chris was dangerous or not.
(d) That he would have to walk to see Chris's campsite.

4. What human contact did Chris have as he hikeed West from Lake Mead?
(a) A few vagabonds and some law officers.
(b) Men working on an oil drilling rig.
(c) A troop of Boy Scouts.
(d) People in a small village.

5. What was the official verdict on the cause of death?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Lead poisoning.
(c) Punctured lungs.
(d) Pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual political action did Waterman take after his climb?

2. What trait did sports reveal in Chris?

3. What family outings did the McCandless family mention to Krakauer?

4. What is Krakauer's message by using the details of the moose hunter's trip to the bus?

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

(see the answer key)

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