1. In what way did Chris exhibit a double standard about money?
(a) He borrowed money that he knew he could never repay.
(b) He refused to let Jan drive him to pick up his last check at McDonald's.
(c) He refused to take money for the work he did, but accepted goods that probably cost as much.
(d) He now wanted to collect all the money he could to outfit himself for Alaska.

2. How had Chris already been separating himself from his family?
(a) By only meeting them occasionally at a restaurant.
(b) By living off campus in a room that had no phone.
(c) By not speaking to them for months at a time.
(d) By going out of town for holidays and weekends.

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

4. What was in the McCandless house that speaks to the feelings of Walt and Billie McCandless toward Chris?
(a) All of Chris's track trophies lined up on the mantle.
(b) Clippings of newspaper articles and magazine stories about Chris.
(c) A photo memorial to Chris on the dining room table.
(d) No photos of Chris in the house.

5. Who does Krakauer mention who had done something similar to what Chris did and survived?
(a) Albert Swartz, a modern day Thoreau.
(b) Thor Heidahl who sailed the Pacific in a canoe.
(c) The first man to climb Mt. McKinley.
(d) Gene Rosellini, the Mayor of Hippie Cove.