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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Alaska.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Impressed with Chris's intelligence, what did Franz try to get him to do?
(a) Clean up and get a good job.
(b) Start teaching young people.
(c) Get an education.
(d) Write a book about his travels.

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

4. Where did Chris live while he was in Carthage?
(a) At the YMCA.
(b) In a cheap boarding house.
(c) In a tack room.
(d) In the Westerberg home.

5. What symbol is ironic on the leather belt?
(a) Chris's initials surrounded by a scull and crossbones.
(b) A raised fist.
(c) A tombstone marked R.I.P.
(d) A serpent head baring its fangs.

Short Answer Questions

1. After dropping Chris off, why did Gallien decide not to notify the authorities?

2. What is The Slabs?

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

4. What does Krakauer suggest shows that Chris was not mentally ill?

5. Why did Krakauer include so much about the McCandless family in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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