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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 problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?
(a) Getting the body to Fairbanks.
(b) Identifying him.
(c) Keeping the body frozen.
(d) Finding enough tissue to autopsy.

2. What is Krakauer's thesis about Chris?
(a) That Chris had been given misinformation that led to his doing the wrong things.
(b) That Chris was never in full command of his faculties.
(c) That McCandless understood the risks he faced and came fully prepared to surmount them.
(d) That no one had fully informed Chris about all the dangers he faced.

3. Near what famous landmark did Chris McCandless die?
(a) Mt. St. Helens.
(b) Old Faithful.
(c) Mt. Rushmore.
(d) Mt. McKinley.

4. What strange actions did Chris take right after graduating college?
(a) He began a backpack trip that he hoped would eventually take him around the world.
(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 gave his car to his sister and took a bicycle to New York where he went to work on a merchant ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears to be Krakauer's main motive in writing Into The Wild?

2. What questions did Chris ask Gallien that impressed the older man?

3. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?

4. Why is the Stampede Trail still in use?

5. What event happened in April 1992 that prompted the writing of Into The Wild?

(see the answer key)

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