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

2. Who had left Chris a $40,000 inheritance for his school?
(a) A wealthy uncle.
(b) A former employer.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) A friend of the family.

3. What do some people think about Chris McCandless?
(a) That he was murdered in Alaska.
(b) That he was accident prone.
(c) That he was a foolish boy who threw away his life.
(d) That he had the spirit of Daniel Boone.

4. How did Walt and Billie McCandless learn in Chapter 4 where their son might be?
(a) They received a ticket issued to their son for hitchhiking near Eureka, California.
(b) Jan Burres called them.
(c) They saw him on a newscast on TV.
(d) One of Chris's high school friends got a call from Chris.

5. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?
(a) A trail originally laid out by Virgil Stampede in the 1800s.
(b) An old trail made by stampeding cattle.
(c) A trail left when Stampede Creek changed its course.
(d) The trail that originally led to Pilgrim's mining claims along Stampede Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Stampede Trail still in use?

2. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?

3. What did Krakauer include in the book besides events he uncovered from the life of Chris McCandless?

4. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?

5. Where did Chris meet Wayne Westerberg?

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