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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. When did Jon Krakauer interview Walt McCandless?
(a) On what would have been Chris's birthday.
(b) A year after Chris died.
(c) Never. He would not speak with Krakauer.
(d) Seven weeks after Chris's body was recovered.

2. What is Krakauer's thesis about Chris?
(a) That Chris had been given misinformation that led to his doing the wrong things.
(b) That Chris was never in full command of his faculties.
(c) That McCandless understood the risks he faced and came fully prepared to surmount them.
(d) That no one had fully informed Chris about all the dangers he faced.

3. Chris's parents had moved, but his step brother was contacted. After he positively identified Chris, what did he do?
(a) Contacted Gillien to get more information.
(b) Flew to Alaska to claim the body.
(c) Told his wife that he always knew Chris would end that way.
(d) Drove to Maryland to inform Chris's parents.

4. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?
(a) Krakauer sees great similarities between Ruess and Chris.
(b) Krakauer wants to demonstrate mental illness in Ruess.
(c) Krakauer wants to show how different Ruess is from Chris.
(d) Karkauer wants to expand the scope of his thesis.

5. What alias did Ruess carve on the walls of the canyon?
(a) Yosemite Sam.
(b) Frost.
(c) Nemo.
(d) Ahab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some people think about Chris McCandless?

2. What affected the eating habits of Chris's family?

3. How did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?

4. What questions did Chris ask Gallien that impressed the older man?

5. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?

(see the answer key)

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