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

2. Chris confided to Gail Borah that he was close to one member of his family. Who is that?
(a) His cousin, Jason.
(b) His sister, Carine.
(c) His uncle, Milton.
(d) His gramdmother.

3. When Franz offered to give Chris a ride to his campsite, what is it he didn't know?
(a) About the Oh-My-God Hot Springs.
(b) Whether Chris was dangerous or not.
(c) If his truck would make the trip and back.
(d) That he would have to walk to see Chris's campsite.

4. How do Waterman and Chris differ?
(a) Chris was afraid of the water and Waterman feared heights.
(b) Chris burned his money, but Waterman always had money with him.
(c) Chis was short and Waterman was very tall.
(d) Chris was able to make friends, Waterman was socially awkward.

5. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?
(a) A trail left when Stampede Creek changed its course.
(b) An old trail made by stampeding cattle.
(c) The trail that originally led to Pilgrim's mining claims along Stampede Creek.
(d) A trail originally laid out by Virgil Stampede in the 1800s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area do people who knew Chris agree that he was inexperienced?

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

3. What did Walt and Billie McCandless discover when they drive to Chris's apartment in Atlanta?

4. Why does Krakauer include a narrative about moose hunters driving off-road trucks to get to the site Chris eventually found?

5. Impressed with Chris's intelligence, what did Franz try to get him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was there a break in Chris's journal entries after he left Las Vegas in 1991?

2. How was Westerberg able to help the police with their further investigation?

3. What happened to Chris's plan to paddle a canoe from Arizona to the Gulf of California?

4. Tell how Krakauer disliked the assertion from so many people that Chris had foolishly thrown away his life.

5. Explain the origins of the Stampede Trail.

6. What did Chris do in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park?

7. What was the relationship Chris developed with the Westerberg family?

8. What is clear about the author's intentions in writing this book?

9. Why do people still come to the site where the bus stands?

10. Describe the first indication that Walt and Billie McCandless had of where Chris might be.

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