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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Stikine Ice Cap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Chris send a postcard from Bullhead City?
(a) Jan Buress.
(b) His sister.
(c) Westerberg.
(d) His ex-girlfriend.

2. What response does Krakauer report that he got from his OUTSIDE Magazine article on Chris?
(a) Most people wanted to know more about Chris's family life.
(b) Most people thought Krakauer had made up the story.
(c) They were mostly critical of Chris's ignorance.
(d) Most people applauded Chris's spirit.

3. How does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) With a description of the Alaskan wildeerness.
(b) With a letter Chris writes to his sister.
(c) With a postcard written by McCandless, addressed to Wayne Westerberg in Carthage, South Dakota.
(d) With a conversation Chris has with an Inuit.

4. How does Krakauer answer Chris's critics?
(a) Krakauer cites several examples of marginal individuals who have died in the Alaskan wilderness, presenting the details of their cases to show that McCandless was not the typical foolish greenhorn.
(b) He maintains that Chris knew what he was doing and almost made it.
(c) He challenges anyone to do it better than Chris did.
(d) He shows how Chris would have survived had it not been for an accident.

5. When Chris corresponded with his sister, what did he confide to her?
(a) That he would surprise them all and come home.
(b) That he was tired of being on the run all the time.
(c) That he would see her by Christmas time.
(d) That he planned to lull his parents into a false sense of security then cut them out of his life abruptly and decisively.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Krakauer include in the book besides events he uncovered from the life of Chris McCandless?

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

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

4. What daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?

5. What indicates that Chris intended his Alaska trip to be his final great adventure?

(see the answer key)

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