Into the Wild Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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Into the Wild Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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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 appears to be Krakauer's main motive in writing Into The Wild?
(a) To justify his own youth.
(b) To sell it to the movies.
(c) To defend Chris McCandless from his critics.
(d) To win a Pulitzer Prize.

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

3. What is Krakauer's message by using the details of the moose hunter's trip to the bus?
(a) He shows more about how beautiful the landscape is in that place.
(b) It is how he explains the difficulty in getting to the place where Chris died.
(c) He breaks up the story to keep it interesting.
(d) He shows that even seasoned hunters must contend with the harsh elements of the northwest.

4. What happened when the moose hunters got to the bus where they plan to camp out?
(a) There was a pack of wolves surrounding the bus.
(b) The bus had been moved and they didn't know where to look for it.
(c) There was a terrible smell coming from inside the bus.
(d) The bus was a burned out shell.

5. How does Krakauer classify Chris as opposed to the way most people saw him?
(a) As a classic example of a true Robinson Crusoe.
(b) As mentally unbalanced.
(c) As a true hero others should look up to.
(d) As not very different from many idealistic, if short-sighted, young people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?

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

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

4. What did Gallien know about city people who came to do what Chris had in mind?

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

(see the answer key)

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