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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 did the employees at McDonald's object to Chris?
(a) His long hair.
(b) His poor hygiene.
(c) His bad attitude.
(d) His being a loner.

2. How does Roman Dial, who teaches at the University of Alaska, interpret Chris's actions?
(a) Roman admires McCandless's efforts but would not undertake them himself.
(b) He agrees that Chris was borderline neurotic.
(c) Roman thinks no one should ever attempt what Chris did.
(d) He thinks the native Alaskans are right to condemn Chris.

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

4. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?
(a) The heat was so intense that he became delirious.
(b) There were no people anywhere around the lake.
(c) He had not been in a town where he could buy new boots.
(d) It was much larger than he anticipated.

5. What spurred Krakauer on after his failed attempt to climb Devil's Thumb?
(a) The prospect of defeat.
(b) The fact that he has enough food to try again.
(c) A spider that keeps working after its web breaks.
(d) His mood after he naps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two requests did Stuckey make of Alex as they parted company?

2. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?

3. What device does Krakauer use to open Chapter 1 and subsequent chapters?

4. What sad discovery does Krakauer make just a quarter mile down stream on the river?

5. What symbol is ironic on the leather belt?

(see the answer key)

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