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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, The Stampede Trail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Krakauer relate his own experiences in Chapter 14?
(a) To show how he was so much better than Chris.
(b) To show his affinity with Chris.
(c) To see if he is any different now as a mature man.
(d) To prove that he had no right to write about Chris.

2. After a series of misadventures on his way to San Diego, why did Chris call Franz?
(a) To see if he had gotten any mail.
(b) To come pick him up.
(c) To tell Franz that he was in the hospital.
(d) To ask him to send money.

3. What story does Krakauer tell that resembles Chris's in many ways?
(a) The life of John Mallon Waterman.
(b) The adventures of Edmund Scott.
(c) The troubles of Carl Jennings.
(d) The loneliness of Henry David Thoreau.

4. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?
(a) He intended to return and pay for it.
(b) He had always wanted a bike like that.
(c) The man he worked for refused to pay him.
(d) He was delirious at the time and did not know what he was doing.

5. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?
(a) Finding enough tissue to autopsy.
(b) Identifying him.
(c) Getting the body to Fairbanks.
(d) Keeping the body frozen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chris leave from on April 15, 1992 on his journey to Alaska?

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

3. Why was author Jon Krakauer interested in writing Chris's story?

4. What similarity is there between Jon's relationship with his father and Chris's relationship with Walt?

5. In what area do people who knew Chris agree that he was inexperienced?

(see the answer key)

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