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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Stikine Ice Cap.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Krakauer do similar to what Chris did when he needed to go to the village of Petersberg?
(a) He bought a big bag of rice.
(b) He burned his money.
(c) He abandoned his car.
(d) He sent postcards to friends.

3. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?
(a) He realized he needed a second name.
(b) He became a surrogate for Jan Burres's estranged son.
(c) He liked the initials AB.
(d) He took it when people thought he was Jan's son.

4. What type of people did Ruess like to spend time with?
(a) Hikers and rafters.
(b) Native Americans and Russians.
(c) Vagabonds and drifters.
(d) Photographers and painters.

5. How did Walt and Billie McCandless learn in Chapter 4 where their son might be?
(a) They saw him on a newscast on TV.
(b) They received a ticket issued to their son for hitchhiking near Eureka, California.
(c) Jan Burres called them.
(d) One of Chris's high school friends got a call from Chris.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?

3. In regards to family, how do Ruess and Chris compare?

4. What daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?

5. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?

(see the answer key)

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