1. What did Gallien think about Chris's weapon?
(a) It had no case to put it in for protection from the weather.
(b) It was badly in need of cleaning.
(c) It was difficult to carry.
(d) It was too small to be effective against large animals.

2. When Krakauer reached an impassable place on the mountain, what did he do?
(a) He started traveling horizontally on the mountain.
(b) He radioed for help.
(c) There was nothing to do but descend.
(d) He sat down and cried.

3. How were Chris's ideals defined in his own mind?
(a) His ideals were defined by his own sense of injustice in the world.
(b) They were defined by the works of Phillip Roth and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) They were defined by the poetry of E.E. cummings.
(d) He valued chastity and moral purity as defined by Tolstoy and Thoreau.

4. What problem did Killian have in contacting the authorities?
(a) His vehicle broke down and it took hours to fix.
(b) The ice broke on the river and left it more than a hundred yards wide.
(c) It was difficult to find a place where radio signals could get through.
(d) The other people did not want him to contact the troopers because they did not want to get involved.

5. What is Krakauer's obvious purpose of including the information in Chapter 9?
(a) Krakauer gives examples to leave the reader confused about Chris.
(b) Krakauer points out that there have historically been examples of sick isolationists.
(c) Krakauer skillfully shows that there has never been someone like Chris McCandless.
(d) Krakauer gradually and artfully transforms the reader's view of Chris from mentally ill isolationist to knowledgeable spiritual seeker.