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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. How far did Chris travel on the Stampede Trail before he located the abandoned bus?
(a) A mile and a half.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Twenty miles.

2. What was Chris's plan for after college that he did not tell his family?
(a) He planed to go on an indefinite road trip.
(b) He planed to commit suicide.
(c) He planed to marry a girl his parents did not approve of.
(d) He planed to go live in Mexico.

3. What kind of business do Carine and her husband operate?
(a) A publishing company.
(b) A daycare for the elderly.
(c) An auto repair business.
(d) An electronics shop.

4. What did Chris do after Westerberg was jailed?
(a) He hitchhiked to Needles, California, then walked through the desert to Topock, Arizona.
(b) He stayed with Westerberg's family until he got out.
(c) He kept himself hidden because the police might have been looking for him.
(d) He headed north to Alaska.

5. When Franz offered to give Chris a ride to his campsite, what is it he didn't know?
(a) About the Oh-My-God Hot Springs.
(b) Whether Chris was dangerous or not.
(c) If his truck would make the trip and back.
(d) That he would have to walk to see Chris's campsite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is so poignant about the final photograph Chris took of himself holding his good-bye note?

2. A year after Chris's death, what did Krakauer observe on the banks of the Teklanika River where Chris had been unable to cross?

3. At what point did Chris stop writing in his journal?

4. Two decades later, what has Krakauer learned about his relationship with his father?

5. Why did Chris write in his journal that he had found the Magic Bus?

(see the answer key)

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