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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. What is prominently displayed in Carine McCandless's home?
(a) All of Chris's track trophies.
(b) A painting she did of her brother, Chris.
(c) A scrapbook of news clippings about Chris.
(d) Two photographs of her brother, Chris.

2. What item of clothing did Chris seem to abhor?
(a) Socks.
(b) Uniforms.
(c) Neckties.
(d) Jeans.

3. When Krakauer reached an impassable place on the mountain, what did he do?
(a) He sat down and cried.
(b) There was nothing to do but descend.
(c) He started traveling horizontally on the mountain.
(d) He radioed for help.

4. What had Chris's mother and father offered to do after he graduated from college?
(a) Buy him a new car and pay for his graduate school.
(b) Give him a trip to Europe.
(c) Help him get a job with their Congressman.
(d) Bring him into the family business.

5. What ambitions did Jon Krakauer's father have for all of his children?
(a) That they would leave home and be on their own after high school.
(b) That they would attend Ivy League schools.
(c) That they would excell in sports.
(d) That they would all enter the family business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?

2. Why did Krakauer include so much about the McCandless family in Chapter 3?

3. Where did Krakaeur meet Westerberg?

4. After dropping Chris off, why did Gallien decide not to notify the authorities?

5. At which stop did Chris remain for the longest time?

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