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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What human contact did Chris have as he hikeed West from Lake Mead?
(a) A troop of Boy Scouts.
(b) Men working on an oil drilling rig.
(c) A few vagabonds and some law officers.
(d) People in a small village.

2. Who does Krakauer mention who had done something similar to what Chris did and survived?
(a) Albert Swartz, a modern day Thoreau.
(b) The first man to climb Mt. McKinley.
(c) Thor Heidahl who sailed the Pacific in a canoe.
(d) Gene Rosellini, the Mayor of Hippie Cove.

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

4. What parallel does Krakauer draw between Chris and Carl McCunn?
(a) Both of them were serious dropouts from society.
(b) Like Chris, McCunn ruined his camera in the Alaskan wilderness.
(c) McCunn died in the Alaskan wilderness because of an oversight just as Chris did.
(d) Both Chris and McCunn were gainfully employed when they went on their fatal trips.

5. What did Gallien think about Chris's weapon?
(a) It was too small to be effective against large animals.
(b) It had no case to put it in for protection from the weather.
(c) It was badly in need of cleaning.
(d) It was difficult to carry.

6. How does Krakauer classify Chris as opposed to the way most people saw him?
(a) As a true hero others should look up to.
(b) As a classic example of a true Robinson Crusoe.
(c) As not very different from many idealistic, if short-sighted, young people.
(d) As mentally unbalanced.

7. What steps did Walt and Billie take to find Chris?
(a) They took a trip to Eureka, California.
(b) They went on TV begging Chris to come home.
(c) They hired a private investigator.
(d) They got the police to put out an APB on Chris.

8. In regards to family, how do Ruess and Chris compare?
(a) Ruess and Chris both missed their families as they traveled.
(b) They both were alienated from their families.
(c) Like Chris, Ruess felt his family supported his travels.
(d) Ruess seemed to be on good relations with his family unlike Chris.

9. What is Krakauer's obvious purpose of including the information in Chapter 9?
(a) Krakauer skillfully shows that there has never been someone like Chris McCandless.
(b) Krakauer gradually and artfully transforms the reader's view of Chris from mentally ill isolationist to knowledgeable spiritual seeker.
(c) Krakauer points out that there have historically been examples of sick isolationists.
(d) Krakauer gives examples to leave the reader confused about Chris.

10. How long did Chris survive in that hostile environment?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Almost a year.
(c) Sixteen weeks.
(d) Six months.

11. What did Chris and Ruess each do shortly before their deaths?
(a) Write out a will.
(b) Burn their money.
(c) Post several letters.
(d) Dig their graves.

12. Where did Chris McCandless come from?
(a) New York City.
(b) Berkley, California.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) Washington, D.C.

13. In what area do people who knew Chris agree that he was inexperienced?
(a) Cooking for himself.
(b) Having a relationship with a girl.
(c) Managing money.
(d) Living off the land.

14. Who did Chris meet on a trip into Salton City to get some supplies?
(a) A waitress at the small cafe.
(b) Westerberg, who is looking for work.
(c) Ron Franz, an 80-year-old man.
(d) A drifter he knew at The Slab.

15. What is Davis Gulch?
(a) An extension of the Grand Canyon.
(b) A valley that has only one way in and out.
(c) A cattle passage through western Utah.
(d) A watery oasis in the midst of southern Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?

2. To whom did Chris send a postcard from Bullhead City?

3. Why was author Jon Krakauer interested in writing Chris's story?

4. What did Chris make at Franz's house?

5. How did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?

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