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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Walt and Billie McCandless discover when they drive to Chris's apartment in Atlanta?
(a) That Chris had never lived there.
(b) That the building had been torn down.
(c) That there was no such address.
(d) That he had moved out three months before.

2. What do some people think about Chris McCandless?
(a) That he was a foolish boy who threw away his life.
(b) That he was accident prone.
(c) That he had the spirit of Daniel Boone.
(d) That he was murdered in Alaska.

3. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?
(a) He took it when people thought he was Jan's son.
(b) He realized he needed a second name.
(c) He became a surrogate for Jan Burres's estranged son.
(d) He liked the initials AB.

4. What event happened in April 1992 that prompted the writing of Into The Wild?
(a) There was a volcano that killed a young man named Christopher McCandless.
(b) An 80-year-old man called OUTSIDE Magazine to tell them about Chris McCandless.
(c) Christopher McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska and entered the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley and four months later, a party of hunters found his body.
(d) Christopher McCandless disappeared and no one ever knew what happened to him.

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

6. Where had Chris McCandless attended school and graduated with honors?
(a) Emory University.
(b) The University of Virginia.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Yale University.

7. After a semester at UCLA and a winter in San Francisco, what did Ruess do?
(a) Keeping a journal that was published after his death.
(b) Spent the rest of his days backpacking and sleeping on the ground.
(c) Studying photography.
(d) Looking for someone to join his nature walks.

8. How did Walt and Billie McCandless learn in Chapter 4 where their son might be?
(a) They received a ticket issued to their son for hitchhiking near Eureka, California.
(b) One of Chris's high school friends got a call from Chris.
(c) Jan Burres called them.
(d) They saw him on a newscast on TV.

9. When Chris corresponded with his sister, what did he confide to her?
(a) That he was tired of being on the run all the time.
(b) That he planned to lull his parents into a false sense of security then cut them out of his life abruptly and decisively.
(c) That he would surprise them all and come home.
(d) That he would see her by Christmas time.

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

11. What did Chris tell Gallien his plans were?
(a) To hike as far north as he could go.
(b) To hike from Mt. McKinley to the Gulf of Mexico.
(c) To walk into the wilderness near Denali National Park to live off the land for several months.
(d) To write a book like Thoreau.

12. Where did Krakaeur meet Westerberg?
(a) At a Texaco station in Carthage.
(b) In the Caberet in Carthage.
(c) At his house in Carthage.
(d) In the Daily News in Carthage.

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

14. What is Krakauer's message by using the details of the moose hunter's trip to the bus?
(a) He breaks up the story to keep it interesting.
(b) He shows that even seasoned hunters must contend with the harsh elements of the northwest.
(c) He shows more about how beautiful the landscape is in that place.
(d) It is how he explains the difficulty in getting to the place where Chris died.

15. What Tolstoy book was found inside the bus?
(a) Family Happiness.
(b) The Cherry Orchard.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) The Gulag Archipeliago.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his last trip to Carthage, who is the woman Chris became close with?

2. What did Gallien know about city people who came to do what Chris had in mind?

3. What alias did Ruess carve on the walls of the canyon?

4. After dropping Chris off, why did Gallien decide not to notify the authorities?

5. Where did Jim Gallien first encounter Chris?

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