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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 alias did Ruess carve on the walls of the canyon?
(a) Yosemite Sam.
(b) Ahab.
(c) Frost.
(d) Nemo.

2. After a semester at UCLA and a winter in San Francisco, what did Ruess do?
(a) Keeping a journal that was published after his death.
(b) Studying photography.
(c) Looking for someone to join his nature walks.
(d) Spent the rest of his days backpacking and sleeping on the ground.

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

4. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?
(a) Krakauer sees great similarities between Ruess and Chris.
(b) Krakauer wants to show how different Ruess is from Chris.
(c) Karkauer wants to expand the scope of his thesis.
(d) Krakauer wants to demonstrate mental illness in Ruess.

5. When Krakauer was at the mountain he came to climb, what enhanced his emotions?
(a) Two sturdy aluminum curtain rods with him, lashed in a cross shape, to prevent him from falling into a crevasse.
(b) The cheers of the people who came to see him off.
(c) The clean air which gave him an oxygen high.
(d) The beauty of the snowy terrain and clear sky was intensified for him by his solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Krakauer reached an impassable place on the mountain, what did he do?

2. What similar classic books are favorites of Ruess and Chris?

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

4. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?

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

(see the answer key)

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