View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Stampede Trail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?
(a) Identifying him.
(b) Keeping the body frozen.
(c) Finding enough tissue to autopsy.
(d) Getting the body to Fairbanks.

2. What is the tone of Krakauer's book?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Defiant.
(d) Angry.

3. Where did Chris intend to hike?
(a) Southwestward into Canada.
(b) Where no one had ever gone before.
(c) The Stampede Trail, a faint track in the wilderness well off the beaten path.
(d) Along the Alaskan Pipeline.

4. What happened when the moose hunters got to the bus where they plan to camp out?
(a) The bus had been moved and they didn't know where to look for it.
(b) There was a pack of wolves surrounding the bus.
(c) The bus was a burned out shell.
(d) There was a terrible smell coming from inside the bus.

5. Why was author Jon Krakauer interested in writing Chris's story?
(a) Krakauer wanted to pass judgement on Chris in the hopes of preventing another young man from doing the same.
(b) Krakauer had nothing better to do at the time and thought he would enjoy visiting all the places Chris had gone.
(c) Krakauer recognized that Chris's story would be a sure-fire best seller and be made into a movie.
(d) Krakauer identifies with McCandless's attraction to nature and to high-risk activities, and also understands the young man's troubled relationship with his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?

2. What strange actions did Chris take right after graduating college?

3. What does Krakauer think might have made the difference in Chris's survival?

4. Where did Jim Gallien first encounter Chris?

5. How long did Chris survive in that hostile environment?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 445 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample