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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Detrital Wash.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?
(a) That Alex might be a serial killer.
(b) That Alex was wanted by the Nevada police.
(c) That Alex never intended to see any of his family again.
(d) That Alex had burned the last of his money when he abandoned his car.

3. How had Chris already been separating himself from his family?
(a) By living off campus in a room that had no phone.
(b) By going out of town for holidays and weekends.
(c) By not speaking to them for months at a time.
(d) By only meeting them occasionally at a restaurant.

4. How long did Chris survive in that hostile environment?
(a) Six months.
(b) Almost a year.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Sixteen weeks.

5. What device does Krakauer use to open Chapter 1 and subsequent chapters?
(a) A skull and cross bones.
(b) A drawing.
(c) A quotation.
(d) A photograph.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near what famous landmark did Chris McCandless die?

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

4. Where did Chris meet Wayne Westerberg?

5. What did Chris do after Westerberg was jailed?

(see the answer key)

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