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

2. Why does Krakauer include a narrative about moose hunters driving off-road trucks to get to the site Chris eventually found?
(a) To provide a bit of humor against the tension of the story.
(b) To show the difficulties even well-equipped people have in this wilderness.
(c) To explain the existence of the bus where Chris stayed.
(d) To put a note of optimism into the story which sustains the suspense.

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

4. Still calling himself by another name, Chris met two drifters who befriend him. Who were they?
(a) Betty Burres and her father Edgar.
(b) Jane Burres and her nephew Fred.
(c) Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob.
(d) Martha Burres and her son Tom.

5. What device does Krakauer use to open Chapter 1 and subsequent chapters?
(a) A drawing.
(b) A quotation.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A skull and cross bones.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened when the moose hunters got to the bus where they plan to camp out?

5. What is Krakauer's message by using the details of the moose hunter's trip to the bus?

(see the answer key)

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