1. What was the skeleton in Walt's closet that stressed the whole family, Chris in particular?
(a) Walt had affairs with several women.
(b) Walt and Billie divorced but later remarried.
(c) Walt kept a mistress after Chris went to college.
(d) Walt had lived a bigamist life for some years after Chris was born.

2. 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 challenges anyone to do it better than Chris did.
(c) He shows how Chris would have survived had it not been for an accident.
(d) He maintains that Chris knew what he was doing and almost made it.

3. What daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?
(a) To ski down Mt. McKinley.
(b) To find out how much terror he can stand.
(c) To prove that he is always right.
(d) To scale a mountain called the Devils Thumb alone.

4. What is so poignant about the final photograph Chris took of himself holding his good-bye note?
(a) He doesn't realize that he is holding the note upside down.
(b) The end of his good-bye note says he will see everyone in a month.
(c) It is blurry because he was too weak to hold the camera steady.
(d) His emaciated frame contrasts with the smile on his face.

5. On his last trip to Carthage, who is the woman Chris became close with?
(a) Westerberg's daughter, AnneW.
(b) Westerberg's mother, Alice.
(c) Westerberg's girlfriend, Gail Borah.
(d) Westerberg's cook, Francine.