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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Detrital Wash.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Krakauer include in the book besides events he uncovered from the life of Chris McCandless?
(a) Adventures of several other young men.
(b) Some of his own experiences as a young man.
(c) Some allusions to Huckelberry Finn.
(d) Facts and figures from the U. S. Census Bureau.

2. What was Chris's plan for after college that he did not tell his family?
(a) He planed to go live in Mexico.
(b) He planed to go on an indefinite road trip.
(c) He planed to commit suicide.
(d) He planed to marry a girl his parents did not approve of.

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

4. Where did Chris intend to hike?
(a) Along the Alaskan Pipeline.
(b) Southwestward into Canada.
(c) The Stampede Trail, a faint track in the wilderness well off the beaten path.
(d) Where no one had ever gone before.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Krakauer's thesis about Chris?

2. What Tolstoy book was found inside the bus?

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

4. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?

5. What was Chris carrying when he met Jim Gallien?

(see the answer key)

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