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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, The Alaska Interior.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chris write in his journal that he had found the Magic Bus?
(a) Because it saved him from having to pitch his tent.
(b) Because it was stocked with wilderness essentials by the hunters who use it during moose season.
(c) Because it popped up out of nowhere.
(d) Because it reminded him of a magic flying machine.

2. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?
(a) Krakauer wants to demonstrate mental illness in Ruess.
(b) Krakauer wants to show how different Ruess is from Chris.
(c) Krakauer sees great similarities between Ruess and Chris.
(d) Karkauer wants to expand the scope of his thesis.

3. Where did Jim Gallien first encounter Chris?
(a) Hitchhiking about four miles outside of Fairbanks, Alaska.
(b) In the library at Fairbanks, Alaska.
(c) In a cheap cafe on the outskirts of Fairbanks.
(d) In a hardware store in Fairbanks, Alaska.

4. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?
(a) Evidence of a camp in a restricted area.
(b) Chris's old yellow Datsun that had been abandoned.
(c) A rifle that had been buried.
(d) A backpack with $123 stuffed inside it.

5. How did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?
(a) As a botonist.
(b) As Bill Cody.
(c) As Alex, refusing to give a last name.
(d) As Wayne Westerberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Chris (Alex) do while he stayed with Jan and Bob at The Slabs?

2. What complication did Chris face while living in The Slabs?

3. What effect had Chris had on Ronald Franz?

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

5. When Krakauer was at the mountain he came to climb, what enhanced his emotions?

(see the answer key)

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