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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Chesapeake Beach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect had Chris had on Ronald Franz?
(a) He sold his possessions and lived in a mobile camper.
(b) He started taking in every drifter he saw.
(c) He started going back to church.
(d) He became an alcoholic.

2. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?
(a) He was delirious at the time and did not know what he was doing.
(b) The man he worked for refused to pay him.
(c) He intended to return and pay for it.
(d) He had always wanted a bike like that.

3. What problem did Killian have in contacting the authorities?
(a) His vehicle broke down and it took hours to fix.
(b) The ice broke on the river and left it more than a hundred yards wide.
(c) It was difficult to find a place where radio signals could get through.
(d) The other people did not want him to contact the troopers because they did not want to get involved.

4. Still calling himself by another name, Chris met two drifters who befriend him. Who were they?
(a) Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob.
(b) Betty Burres and her father Edgar.
(c) Martha Burres and her son Tom.
(d) Jane Burres and her nephew Fred.

5. Where did Alex stay outside of Salton City?
(a) Joshua Tree National Park.
(b) Palm Springs.
(c) Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
(d) Right at Oh-My-God Hot Springs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?

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

3. What gift did Walt give Billie after the birth of Chris?

4. What human contact did Chris have as he hikeed West from Lake Mead?

5. What unusual political action did Waterman take after his climb?

(see the answer key)

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