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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Krakauer interpret the evidence he gathered about Chris?
(a) He believes that Chris immersed himself in nature in an effort to isolate himself from human society.
(b) He sees Chris as a hopeles greenhorn without any knowledge of the terrain.
(c) He thinks that Chris was completely irrational and contributed to his own death.
(d) He suggests that someone else was in the bus and refused to help Chris.

2. After Chris left home, why didnn't Carine get upset when he won't tell her where he was?
(a) She thought their father would try to bring him home if he knew.
(b) She knew Chris was happy and thought he would come home some day.
(c) She was glad he was gone so she could have his room.
(d) She didn't want to know because she didn't care.

3. How is Carine different from Chris?
(a) She is interested in helping the homeless.
(b) She is a good cook.
(c) She made peace with their parents.
(d) She always returns home when she disappears.

4. Why does Krakauer relate his own experiences in Chapter 14?
(a) To see if he is any different now as a mature man.
(b) To show how he was so much better than Chris.
(c) To prove that he had no right to write about Chris.
(d) To show his affinity with Chris.

5. What information does Gallien provide the police?
(a) That the young man had called himself Alex and had come from South Dakota.
(b) That Alex had mentioned a friend named Ron in California.
(c) That Alex's real name was Chris McCandless.
(d) That Alex was coughing bad when he dropped him off.

6. Where did Chris leave from on April 15, 1992 on his journey to Alaska?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Los angeles.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Carthage.

7. What did Billie realize as she get to the bus?
(a) It was so isolated that no one could remain sane there.
(b) Chris had found the farthest place he could to get away from them.
(c) The place looked like a frozen desert.
(d) The terraine looked like where she grew up and that Chris must have loved it.

8. What did Walt leave in the bus?
(a) An emergency radio operated by a hand crank.
(b) A flashlight and some batteries.
(c) A memorial plaque.
(d) A book about edible plants in the area.

9. What does Krakauer think actually killed Chris?
(a) Tainted canned goods he found in the bus.
(b) Choking on rabbit bones.
(c) The wild potato seeds he was eating.
(d) Poisonous leaves he was reduced to eating.

10. How was Westerberg able to help the police?
(a) He told them Chris graduated from Emory University.
(b) He had Chris's Social Security number on file.
(c) He had a photo of Chris's yellow Datsun with the license plate showing.
(d) He had Chris's fingerprints on file.

11. Why did the Candless family not follow the route Chris had taken to get to the bus as Billie wanted?
(a) The Teklanika River was running too high, and the group was advised not to attempt it.
(b) They did not have good directions from Chris's journal.
(c) There was no time to take that route as Chris had done.
(d) The river had changed course and Chris's route was no longer possible.

12. What happened to Billie in July of 1992?
(a) She had a vivid dream of Chris calling her for help.
(b) She was diagnosed with cancer.
(c) She had a dibilitating auto accident.
(d) She had a nervous breakdown.

13. What daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?
(a) To prove that he is always right.
(b) To find out how much terror he can stand.
(c) To scale a mountain called the Devils Thumb alone.
(d) To ski down Mt. McKinley.

14. What is prominently displayed in Carine McCandless's home?
(a) All of Chris's track trophies.
(b) A scrapbook of news clippings about Chris.
(c) Two photographs of her brother, Chris.
(d) A painting she did of her brother, Chris.

15. August 12, Chris left the bus to forage for berries. What did the note he left on the door say?
(a) "If I do not return, look for me north of the bus."
(b) "Gone fishing, be back in one hour."
(c) It was a desperate plea for assistance signed with his real name.
(d) "There is stew on the stove, go in and help yourself."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Krakauer do similar to what Chris did when he needed to go to the village of Petersberg?

2. What did the bones outside the bus reveal?

3. Two decades later, what has Krakauer learned about his relationship with his father?

4. What was the tender moment between Chris and his father right after Chris graduated from high school?

5. How far did Chris travel on the Stampede Trail before he located the abandoned bus?

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