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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After surviving 10 years living off the land, what became of Rosellini?
(a) He settled down in a small town and raised a family.
(b) He commited suicide and left no note.
(c) He went on the lecture tour.
(d) He traveled around the world backpacking.

2. How had Chris already been separating himself from his family?
(a) By only meeting them occasionally at a restaurant.
(b) By going out of town for holidays and weekends.
(c) By living off campus in a room that had no phone.
(d) By not speaking to them for months at a time.

3. In what way did Chris exhibit a double standard about money?
(a) He refused to let Jan drive him to pick up his last check at McDonald's.
(b) He borrowed money that he knew he could never repay.
(c) He now wanted to collect all the money he could to outfit himself for Alaska.
(d) He refused to take money for the work he did, but accepted goods that probably cost as much.

4. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?
(a) That Alex was wanted by the Nevada police.
(b) That Alex had burned the last of his money when he abandoned his car.
(c) That Alex might be a serial killer.
(d) That Alex never intended to see any of his family again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruess's biographer, Ken Sleight, believe happened to Ruess?

2. Who had left Chris a $40,000 inheritance for his school?

3. Where did Krakaeur meet Westerberg?

4. What does Krakauer suggest shows that Chris was not mentally ill?

5. What work did Chris (Alex) do while he stayed with Jan and Bob at The Slabs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things was Gallien able to provide the Alaska authorities?

2. Jon Krakauer wrote an article about Chris McCandless for OUTSIDE magazine in January of 1993. Explain why Krakauer was then compelled to write the book, Into The Wild

3. The man Chris describes as a lunatic, Charlie, holds what kind of opinion about Chris?

4. Explain the origins of the Stampede Trail.

5. How did there happen to be an abandoned bus where Chris could find it?

6. How does Krakauer compare and contrast Chris and his father?

7. How does Krakauer rebut the idea that Chris was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist?

8. When hunters discovered Chris's body in September of 1992, what did they decide to do?

9. Explain Chris's lack of readiness for his Alaskan adventure.

10. Explain why Krakauer traveled to Carthage, South Dakota.

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