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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, The Alaska Interior.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Davis Gulch?
(a) A cattle passage through western Utah.
(b) A valley that has only one way in and out.
(c) An extension of the Grand Canyon.
(d) A watery oasis in the midst of southern Utah.

2. How were Chris's ideals defined in his own mind?
(a) They were defined by the poetry of E.E. cummings.
(b) They were defined by the works of Phillip Roth and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) His ideals were defined by his own sense of injustice in the world.
(d) He valued chastity and moral purity as defined by Tolstoy and Thoreau.

3. What did Gallien notice about Chris's boots?
(a) They were old and ripped out at the seams.
(b) They were lightweight and not waterproof.
(c) They were too large for his feet.
(d) They were designed for mountain climbing.

4. How far did Chris travel on the Stampede Trail before he located the abandoned bus?
(a) Forty miles.
(b) A mile and a half.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Twenty miles.

5. What does Ruess's biographer, Ken Sleight, believe happened to Ruess?
(a) A robbery and murder.
(b) Accidental drowning.
(c) Falling from a cliff.
(d) Ruess changed his name and disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the Stampede Trail still in use?

3. Who did Chris meet on a trip into Salton City to get some supplies?

4. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?

5. Where did Krakaeur meet Westerberg?

(see the answer key)

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