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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 group of Irish aesthetics does Krakauer include in Chapter 9?
(a) The papar.
(b) The Celtic travelers.
(c) St Patrick monks.
(d) The highlanders.

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

3. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?
(a) Chris's old yellow Datsun that had been abandoned.
(b) A backpack with $123 stuffed inside it.
(c) A rifle that had been buried.
(d) Evidence of a camp in a restricted area.

4. What is Krakauer's obvious purpose of including the information in Chapter 9?
(a) Krakauer skillfully shows that there has never been someone like Chris McCandless.
(b) Krakauer gradually and artfully transforms the reader's view of Chris from mentally ill isolationist to knowledgeable spiritual seeker.
(c) Krakauer points out that there have historically been examples of sick isolationists.
(d) Krakauer gives examples to leave the reader confused about Chris.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?

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

4. How did Walt and Billie McCandless learn in Chapter 4 where their son might be?

5. What did Chris do after Westerberg was jailed?

(see the answer key)

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