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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. What important work does Walt McCandless do?
2. What happened 10 months after Chris's death?
3. Why does Krakauer think Chris could not excrete poison from his body?
4. What does Krakauer think actually killed Chris?
5. What is prominently displayed in Carine McCandless's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What discovery did Chris make the summer after his freshman year in college that drove a deeper wedge between him and his father?
2. How does swainsonine become lethal in the body?
3. Explain Jim Gillien's difficulty in contacting the Alaska police.
4. What indicates to Krakauer that there was a very close relationship between Carine and Chris?
5. What is so unusual about Chris's never seeing another human being while he was camped at the bus?
6. In Chris's journal, what did he think was happening to him?
7. What kind of work made Walt McCandless such a success?
8. Who was Sam McCandless, and why was he the one to notify Chris's parents?
9. To show his kindred spirit with Chris, what does Krakauer write about in Chapter 14?
10. What items did Billie and Walt McCandless leave behind in the bus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Look up four or five edible wild plants and write about them. Tell where to find them, how to prepare them for eating, whether they must be cooked, and any danger of confusing them with another plant that is poisonous.
Essay Topic 3
From information in the book, Into The wild, and other sources, write about the Alaskan wilderness. Discuss whether you think it would be a good place to visit, even with the transportation you might need and all the equipment you would need for such a trip.
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