1. What connection did Jim Gallien make when he read the article about Chris's death?
(a) The empty bag of rice the article said the police found in the bus reminded him of the hitchhiker he'd picked up.
(b) The rubber boots the news article mentioned were the ones he'd given Chris.
(c) Chris was the young hitchhiker he had given a ride to the Stampede Trail.
(d) The .22-caliber rifle they found in the bus was the same as the hitchhiker's he'd given a ride to.

2. What sad discovery does Krakauer make just a quarter mile down stream on the river?
(a) At the now defunct station, a steel cable stretches across the river with an aluminum basket suspended from this cable by pulleys.
(b) There is evidence that Chris came that far and went back.
(c) There is a ranger station stocked with all kinds of food.
(d) There is an old bridge that a person could walk across.

3. What important work does Walt McCandless do?
(a) Nuclear physicist.
(b) CIA undercover.
(c) Biochemist.
(d) Advanced radar technology.

4. Where did Jim Gallien first encounter Chris?
(a) In a cheap cafe on the outskirts of Fairbanks.
(b) In a hardware store in Fairbanks, Alaska.
(c) Hitchhiking about four miles outside of Fairbanks, Alaska.
(d) In the library at Fairbanks, Alaska.

5. 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 brought along some brandy.
(c) If he had taken someone with him.
(d) If he had found a warmer shelter in Alaska.