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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. When Krakauer reached an impassable place on the mountain, what did he do?
(a) He started traveling horizontally on the mountain.
(b) He sat down and cried.
(c) He radioed for help.
(d) There was nothing to do but descend.

2. What similarity is there between Jon's relationship with his father and Chris's relationship with Walt?
(a) Both fathers were old and out of touch.
(b) Both fathers were weak willed and seldom gave their children advice.
(c) Secrets were revealed and both young men resented the hypocracy.
(d) Both fathers turned out to be bigamists.

3. How far did Chris travel on the Stampede Trail before he located the abandoned bus?
(a) A mile and a half.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Twenty miles.

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

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 was coughing bad when he dropped him off.
(c) That Alex had mentioned a friend named Ron in California.
(d) That Alex's real name was Chris McCandless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Krakauer relate his own experiences in Chapter 14?

2. Chris's parents had moved, but his step brother was contacted. After he positively identified Chris, what did he do?

3. What trait did sports reveal in Chris?

4. What did Chris do the summer after his sophomore year in college?

5. What is so poignant about the final photograph Chris took of himself holding his good-bye note?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Sam McCandless, and why was he the one to notify Chris's parents?

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

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

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

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

6. How did Chris manage the last leg of his trip into Fairbanks?

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

8. What indicates to Krakauer that there was a very close relationship between Carine and Chris?

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

10. What discovery did Chris make the summer after his freshman year in college that drove a deeper wedge between him and his father?

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