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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Bullhead City.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What complication did Chris face while living in The Slabs?
(a) Tracy, a 17-year-old girl developed a huge crush on him.
(b) He got into an argument with Jan Burres.
(c) The other drifters believed he was an undercover cop.
(d) He could produce no identification when the border patrol came to the camp.

3. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?
(a) He retraced his way back upstream.
(b) He ended up staying with a Mexican family for six weeks.
(c) He headed South and ended up in Acapulco.
(d) Some duck hunters agreed to drive him to the Gulf of California.

4. After dropping Chris off, why did Gallien decide not to notify the authorities?
(a) It slipped his mind after he got back to town.
(b) He decided Chris would give up on his foolish plan soon enough.
(c) He planned to return to check up on Chris.
(d) He promised he would not do that.

5. What was Chris carrying when he met Jim Gallien?
(a) A plastic bag of groceries.
(b) A battered canoe.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A small dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?

2. At which stop did Chris remain for the longest time?

3. What did Gallien know about city people who came to do what Chris had in mind?

4. What item of clothing did Chris seem to abhor?

5. At what point did Chris stop writing in his journal?

(see the answer key)

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