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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Bullhead City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chris do with the $24,000 he had left over from his inheritance?
(a) He gave it to his sister.
(b) He donated it to OXFAM.
(c) He gave it to UNICEF.
(d) He gave it to the Salvation Army.

2. To whom did Chris send a postcard from Bullhead City?
(a) His ex-girlfriend.
(b) Jan Buress.
(c) Westerberg.
(d) His sister.

3. Where did Chris intend to hike?
(a) The Stampede Trail, a faint track in the wilderness well off the beaten path.
(b) Southwestward into Canada.
(c) Along the Alaskan Pipeline.
(d) Where no one had ever gone before.

4. What message did Chris leave taped to the door of the bus?
(a) That he would return in an hour.
(b) That he was near death.
(c) That visitors were welcome.
(d) That he had staked a claim on this bus.

5. What device does Krakauer use to open Chapter 1 and subsequent chapters?
(a) A skull and cross bones.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A quotation.
(d) A drawing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Chris's mother and father offered to do after he graduated from college?

2. How had Chris already been separating himself from his family?

3. Still calling himself by another name, Chris met two drifters who befriend him. Who were they?

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

5. After dropping Chris off, why did Gallien decide not to notify the authorities?

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