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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. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?
(a) A rifle that had been buried.
(b) A backpack with $123 stuffed inside it.
(c) Evidence of a camp in a restricted area.
(d) Chris's old yellow Datsun that had been abandoned.

2. How does Krakauer answer Chris's critics?
(a) He shows how Chris would have survived had it not been for an accident.
(b) 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.
(c) He challenges anyone to do it better than Chris did.
(d) He maintains that Chris knew what he was doing and almost made it.

3. What does Krakauer think might have made the difference in Chris's survival?
(a) If he had not made one or two critical mistakes.
(b) If he had found a warmer shelter in Alaska.
(c) If he had brought along some brandy.
(d) If he had taken someone with him.

4. What did Westerberg give Chris?
(a) A job on his combine crew.
(b) A meal and a room for the night.
(c) A ride to Alaska.
(d) A pair of rubber boots.

5. Who gave Krakauer dinner and a place to sleep in Petersberg?
(a) A kind woman named Kai Sandburn.
(b) A drifter named Jan Buress.
(c) A policeman offered him a jail cell.
(d) The captain of a tuna fishing boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Chris meet on a trip into Salton City to get some supplies?

2. What did Gallien think about Chris's weapon?

3. What information does Gallien provide the police?

4. What appears to be Krakauer's main motive in writing Into The Wild?

5. Where did Chris live while he was in Carthage?

(see the answer key)

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