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

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

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

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

5. What was Chris carrying when he met Jim Gallien?
(a) A plastic bag of groceries.
(b) A battered canoe.
(c) A small dog.
(d) A rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Krakauer answer Chris's critics?

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

3. What did Chris do on frequent visits to Franz's apartment in Salton City?

4. What response does Krakauer report that he got from his OUTSIDE Magazine article on Chris?

5. What problem did Killian have in contacting the authorities?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wayne Westerberg come to notify the police?

2. Why does Krakauer include the story of Everett Ruess in Chapter 9?

3. Talk about the indication that Chris was planning for the Alaska trip to be his last adventure.

4. Discuss the difference between Chris's treatment of his parents and the way he treated strangers.

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

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

7. Discuss Chris's abandonment of his beloved Datsun.

8. Describe Walt McCandless as a professional and a businessman.

9. Tell something about Chris's connection to Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob.

10. What is Krakauer's summary of Chris's actions during the time he was looking for work to save up for Alaska?

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