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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Virginia Beach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shows Chris's attitude toward injustices that began when he was in college?
(a) He refused a new car because there were so many people who did not have one.
(b) He started a soup kitchen in Annandale.
(c) He began bringing homeless people to his dorm room.
(d) He took classes about world hunger, poverty, wealth distribution and racism.

2. What group of Irish aesthetics does Krakauer include in Chapter 9?
(a) The Celtic travelers.
(b) St Patrick monks.
(c) The highlanders.
(d) The papar.

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

4. What family outings did the McCandless family mention to Krakauer?
(a) Going to the Grand Canyon every year.
(b) A beach house in Cape Cod.
(c) Camping trips with an Airstream Trailer.
(d) A yearly trip to Texas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the police know Chris's real last name?

2. At the time of publication of the notice of Chris's death, what problem did the police have?

3. After a series of misadventures on his way to San Diego, why did Chris call Franz?

4. How did Chris get to San Francisco?

5. What was Chris carrying when he met Jim Gallien?

(see the answer key)

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