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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 did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?
(a) As Bill Cody.
(b) As Alex, refusing to give a last name.
(c) As a botonist.
(d) As Wayne Westerberg.
2. What connection did Jim Gallien make when he read the article about Chris's death?
(a) The empty bag of rice the article said the police found in the bus reminded him of the hitchhiker he'd picked up.
(b) The .22-caliber rifle they found in the bus was the same as the hitchhiker's he'd given a ride to.
(c) The rubber boots the news article mentioned were the ones he'd given Chris.
(d) Chris was the young hitchhiker he had given a ride to the Stampede Trail.
3. Where did Jim Gallien first encounter Chris?
(a) In a hardware store in Fairbanks, Alaska.
(b) In the library at Fairbanks, Alaska.
(c) Hitchhiking about four miles outside of Fairbanks, Alaska.
(d) In a cheap cafe on the outskirts of Fairbanks.
4. What does Krakauer suggest shows that Chris was not mentally ill?
(a) He had studied up on edible plants in America.
(b) He wrote lucidly in his journal.
(c) Chris had no illusion that someone would come to save him.
(d) He had decided this would be his last adventure.
5. What surprising thing about Chris does Westerberg remember about him?
(a) That he secretly had a sexual fantasy about his sister.
(b) That he had expressed a desire to marry and have a family some day.
(c) That he would eventually end up in a monastery in Tibet.
(d) That he knew what he was doing was unfair to his parents.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the Stampede Trail still in use?
2. What do some people think about Chris McCandless?
3. At what point did Chris stop writing in his journal?
4. Why was author Jon Krakauer interested in writing Chris's story?
5. Where did Krakaeur meet Westerberg?
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