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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Stampede Trail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the official verdict on the cause of death?
(a) Lead poisoning.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Punctured lungs.
(d) Starvation.

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

3. 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) The other people did not want him to contact the troopers because they did not want to get involved.
(d) It was difficult to find a place where radio signals could get through.

4. What strange actions did Chris take right after graduating college?
(a) He gave his car to his sister and took a bicycle to New York where he went to work on a merchant ship.
(b) He gave away his entire savings to charity, abandoned his possessions, and became a drifter and wilderness explorer.
(c) He shot his father and spent the next three years on the run from the police.
(d) He began a backpack trip that he hoped would eventually take him around the world.

5. Why does Krakauer include a narrative about moose hunters driving off-road trucks to get to the site Chris eventually found?
(a) To provide a bit of humor against the tension of the story.
(b) To put a note of optimism into the story which sustains the suspense.
(c) To explain the existence of the bus where Chris stayed.
(d) To show the difficulties even well-equipped people have in this wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Chris McCandless attended school and graduated with honors?

2. What did Gallien think about Chris's weapon?

3. What did Chris tell Gallien his plans were?

4. What device does Krakauer use to open Chapter 1 and subsequent chapters?

5. What did Gallien notice about Chris's boots?

(see the answer key)

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