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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After surviving 10 years living off the land, what became of Rosellini?
(a) He traveled around the world backpacking.
(b) He commited suicide and left no note.
(c) He settled down in a small town and raised a family.
(d) He went on the lecture tour.

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

3. Where did Chris McCandless come from?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York City.
(c) Berkley, California.
(d) Houston, Texas.

4. What surprising thing about Chris does Westerberg remember about him?
(a) That he knew what he was doing was unfair to his parents.
(b) That he had expressed a desire to marry and have a family some day.
(c) That he secretly had a sexual fantasy about his sister.
(d) That he would eventually end up in a monastery in Tibet.

5. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?
(a) It was much larger than he anticipated.
(b) There were no people anywhere around the lake.
(c) He had not been in a town where he could buy new boots.
(d) The heat was so intense that he became delirious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event happened in April 1992 that prompted the writing of Into The Wild?

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

3. In what area do people who knew Chris agree that he was inexperienced?

4. On his last trip to Carthage, who is the woman Chris became close with?

5. Chris confided to Gail Borah that he was close to one member of his family. Who is that?

(see the answer key)

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