Into the Wild Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Into the Wild Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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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. 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 put a note of optimism into the story which sustains the suspense.
(d) To explain the existence of the bus where Chris stayed.

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

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

4. What had Chris's mother and father offered to do after he graduated from college?
(a) Buy him a new car and pay for his graduate school.
(b) Bring him into the family business.
(c) Help him get a job with their Congressman.
(d) Give him a trip to Europe.

5. What did Westerberg give Chris?
(a) A pair of rubber boots.
(b) A ride to Alaska.
(c) A job on his combine crew.
(d) A meal and a room for the night.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?

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

4. What human contact did Chris have as he hikeed West from Lake Mead?

5. Where did Chris McCandless come from?

(see the answer key)

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