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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 Gallien know about city people who came to do what Chris had in mind?
(a) Such greenhorns usually underestimated the wilderness to their own peril.
(b) They quickly walked back to Fairbanks.
(c) They never got around to writing about their adventure.
(d) They usually gave up after three days.

2. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?
(a) The man he worked for refused to pay him.
(b) He had always wanted a bike like that.
(c) He was delirious at the time and did not know what he was doing.
(d) He intended to return and pay for it.

3. What Tolstoy book was found inside the bus?
(a) The Cherry Orchard.
(b) Family Happiness.
(c) The Gulag Archipeliago.
(d) War and Peace.

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

5. Where did Krakaeur meet Westerberg?
(a) At a Texaco station in Carthage.
(b) In the Daily News in Carthage.
(c) In the Caberet in Carthage.
(d) At his house in Carthage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange actions did Chris take right after graduating college?

2. What do some people think about Chris McCandless?

3. What was the official verdict on the cause of death?

4. What did Chris do with the $24,000 he had left over from his inheritance?

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

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