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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Chris describe Charlie, the man who let him stay in a vacant mobile home?

2. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?

3. What happened when the moose hunters got to the bus where they plan to camp out?

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

5. What group of Irish aesthetics does Krakauer include in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are some particulars about Alex (Chris) deciding to go to San Diego?

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

6. When Jim Gallien picked Chris up, what went through the back of his mind?

7. 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

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

9. What kind of place was The Slabs?

10. How are letters written by Ruess and Chris another point of similarity in their stories?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write your opinion of how Chris McCandless might have changed had he survived. Some of the passages he underscored in books he was reading might give you some insight into how he might have been after leaving Alaska.

Essay Topic 2

Look up information about the Mojave Desert and write an essay about the advisability of trying to exist alone in a place like that. Give your opinion about what might have happened to Chris in the Mojave Desert when he is reported to have nearly died.

Essay Topic 3

Write about an extended trip you would like to take? Would you go alone? Would you not carry money and expect to find jobs to pay your way? Would you do any camping? Where would you go and how long would you stay?

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