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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 two requests did Stuckey make of Alex as they parted company?
(a) Change his mind and go back to the Westerbergs.
(b) Send him photos of his adventure and notify the forrest service where he will be.
(c) Write him a letter when he returns and call his parents before he goes into the wilderness.
(d) Wait until spring and work to get money for better boots.

2. What gift did Walt give Billie after the birth of Chris?
(a) A 3-carat diamond ring.
(b) A leather bound copy of Leaves of Grass.
(c) A vacation in Paris.
(d) The Gianni guitar that was left in the yellow Datson.

3. Who gave Krakauer dinner and a place to sleep in Petersberg?
(a) A drifter named Jan Buress.
(b) A policeman offered him a jail cell.
(c) The captain of a tuna fishing boat.
(d) A kind woman named Kai Sandburn.

4. 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 nervous breakdown.
(d) She had a dibilitating auto accident.

5. What did Billie find in the bus?
(a) A coffee mug with the family monogram on it.
(b) A spoon from an old family silverware set.
(c) One of Buck's dog collars.
(d) Photos of her and Walt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Krakauer think Chris could not excrete poison from his body?

2. What did Billie realize as she get to the bus?

3. A year after Chris's death, what did Krakauer observe on the banks of the Teklanika River where Chris had been unable to cross?

4. At the time of publication of the notice of Chris's death, what problem did the police have?

5. When Krakauer was at the mountain he came to climb, what enhanced his emotions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What defense does Krakauer make of Chris's ability to survive in the wild?

2. What do Carine and her parents regret after the fact of Chris's death?

3. In Chris's journal, what did he think was happening to him?

4. Explain Jim Gillien's difficulty in contacting the Alaska police.

5. What discovery about himself did Krakauer make after conquering Devil's Thumb?

6. To show his kindred spirit with Chris, what does Krakauer write about in Chapter 14?

7. What kind of work made Walt McCandless such a success?

8. How was Krakauer's Alaska experience different from Chris's?

9. What is so unusual about Chris's never seeing another human being while he was camped at the bus?

10. Carine knew that Chris was leaving but she didn't know where he was going. Why?

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