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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. How had Chris already been separating himself from his family?
(a) By going out of town for holidays and weekends.
(b) By only meeting them occasionally at a restaurant.
(c) By not speaking to them for months at a time.
(d) By living off campus in a room that had no phone.

2. What appears to be Krakauer's main motive in writing Into The Wild?
(a) To win a Pulitzer Prize.
(b) To defend Chris McCandless from his critics.
(c) To justify his own youth.
(d) To sell it to the movies.

3. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?
(a) A trail originally laid out by Virgil Stampede in the 1800s.
(b) A trail left when Stampede Creek changed its course.
(c) The trail that originally led to Pilgrim's mining claims along Stampede Creek.
(d) An old trail made by stampeding cattle.

4. Where did Krakaeur meet Westerberg?
(a) At a Texaco station in Carthage.
(b) At his house in Carthage.
(c) In the Daily News in Carthage.
(d) In the Caberet in Carthage.

5. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?
(a) He took it when people thought he was Jan's son.
(b) He realized he needed a second name.
(c) He liked the initials AB.
(d) He became a surrogate for Jan Burres's estranged son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Chris describe Charlie, the man who let him stay in a vacant mobile home?

2. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?

3. What does Krakauer think might have made the difference in Chris's survival?

4. What message did Chris leave taped to the door of the bus?

5. What does Carine recall that Chris loved so much?

(see the answer key)

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