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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. At which stop did Chris remain for the longest time?
(a) In Fairbanks, Alaska.
(b) Back at the Westenberg's house.
(c) On the coast in Oregon.
(d) In Bullhead City, Arizona.

2. What did Gallien notice about Chris's boots?
(a) They were designed for mountain climbing.
(b) They were too large for his feet.
(c) They were lightweight and not waterproof.
(d) They were old and ripped out at the seams.

3. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?
(a) That Alex might be a serial killer.
(b) That Alex was wanted by the Nevada police.
(c) That Alex never intended to see any of his family again.
(d) That Alex had burned the last of his money when he abandoned his car.

4. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?
(a) He ended up staying with a Mexican family for six weeks.
(b) Some duck hunters agreed to drive him to the Gulf of California.
(c) He retraced his way back upstream.
(d) He headed South and ended up in Acapulco.

5. How did Chris describe Charlie, the man who let him stay in a vacant mobile home?
(a) As being benevolent.
(b) As uneducated.
(c) As a lunatic.
(d) As a father figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chris do with the $24,000 he had left over from his inheritance?

2. What steps did Walt and Billie take to find Chris?

3. What comment does Krakauer make about Chris's fondness for Jack London?

4. How did Walt and Billie McCandless learn in Chapter 4 where their son might be?

5. What did Butch Killian want to do when he arrived on the bus scene where Chris had died?

(see the answer key)

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