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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. Where had Chris McCandless attended school and graduated with honors?
(a) The University of Virginia.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Emory University.

2. What event happened in April 1992 that prompted the writing of Into The Wild?
(a) An 80-year-old man called OUTSIDE Magazine to tell them about Chris McCandless.
(b) Christopher McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska and entered the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley and four months later, a party of hunters found his body.
(c) Christopher McCandless disappeared and no one ever knew what happened to him.
(d) There was a volcano that killed a young man named Christopher McCandless.

3. What did Chris tell Gallien his plans were?
(a) To hike as far north as he could go.
(b) To walk into the wilderness near Denali National Park to live off the land for several months.
(c) To write a book like Thoreau.
(d) To hike from Mt. McKinley to the Gulf of Mexico.

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

5. What was Chris carrying when he met Jim Gallien?
(a) A small dog.
(b) A plastic bag of groceries.
(c) A battered canoe.
(d) A rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chris McCandless come from?

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

3. Why is the Stampede Trail still in use?

4. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?

5. How did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?

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