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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Anza-Borrego.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Krakauer include so much about the McCandless family in Chapter 3?
(a) Just for conversation with Wayne Westerberg.
(b) To contrast them with the adoptive Westerberg family.
(c) To make Chris seem thoughtless and cold.
(d) To give the reader an idea that Chris might change his mind.

2. What effect had Chris had on Ronald Franz?
(a) He started taking in every drifter he saw.
(b) He sold his possessions and lived in a mobile camper.
(c) He started going back to church.
(d) He became an alcoholic.

3. What did Gallien think about Chris's weapon?
(a) It was difficult to carry.
(b) It had no case to put it in for protection from the weather.
(c) It was too small to be effective against large animals.
(d) It was badly in need of cleaning.

4. What did Chris do with the $24,000 he had left over from his inheritance?
(a) He gave it to his sister.
(b) He gave it to the Salvation Army.
(c) He gave it to UNICEF.
(d) He donated it to OXFAM.

5. What is the tone of Krakauer's book?
(a) Angry.
(b) Defiant.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Compassionate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Chris do on frequent visits to Franz's apartment in Salton City?

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

4. What had Chris's mother and father offered to do after he graduated from college?

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

(see the answer key)

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