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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 was Chris's plan for after college that he did not tell his family?
(a) He planed to go live in Mexico.
(b) He planed to commit suicide.
(c) He planed to marry a girl his parents did not approve of.
(d) He planed to go on an indefinite road trip.

2. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?
(a) He intended to return and pay for it.
(b) The man he worked for refused to pay him.
(c) He had always wanted a bike like that.
(d) He was delirious at the time and did not know what he was doing.

3. What did Chris realize after he decided to abandon his once beloved Datsun?
(a) That it would be impossible to continue without a car.
(b) That he needed better hiking shoes since he was now walking.
(c) That he missed his family and wanted to go home.
(d) That he was free from material possessions that tie him down.

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

5. What story does Krakauer tell that resembles Chris's in many ways?
(a) The life of John Mallon Waterman.
(b) The troubles of Carl Jennings.
(c) The loneliness of Henry David Thoreau.
(d) The adventures of Edmund Scott.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Krakauer make about Chris's fondness for Jack London?

2. Where did Chris McCandless come from?

3. What was located at Oh-My-God Hot Springs?

4. What symbol is ironic on the leather belt?

5. How were Chris's ideals defined in his own mind?

(see the answer key)

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