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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. After a series of misadventures on his way to San Diego, why did Chris call Franz?
(a) To ask him to send money.
(b) To see if he had gotten any mail.
(c) To come pick him up.
(d) To tell Franz that he was in the hospital.

2. Who does Krakauer mention who had done something similar to what Chris did and survived?
(a) Gene Rosellini, the Mayor of Hippie Cove.
(b) Albert Swartz, a modern day Thoreau.
(c) The first man to climb Mt. McKinley.
(d) Thor Heidahl who sailed the Pacific in a canoe.

3. What important work does Walt McCandless do?
(a) CIA undercover.
(b) Advanced radar technology.
(c) Nuclear physicist.
(d) Biochemist.

4. Who did Chris meet on a trip into Salton City to get some supplies?
(a) A waitress at the small cafe.
(b) A drifter he knew at The Slab.
(c) Westerberg, who is looking for work.
(d) Ron Franz, an 80-year-old man.

5. What human contact did Chris have as he hikeed West from Lake Mead?
(a) People in a small village.
(b) Men working on an oil drilling rig.
(c) A few vagabonds and some law officers.
(d) A troop of Boy Scouts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Krakauer's message by using the details of the moose hunter's trip to the bus?

2. After surviving 10 years living off the land, what became of Rosellini?

3. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?

4. What steps did Walt and Billie take to find Chris?

5. What happened when the moose hunters got to the bus where they plan to camp out?

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