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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Anza-Borrego.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point did Chris stop writing in his journal?
(a) When his camera was ruined and he buried it outside of Vegas.
(b) When he decided that no one would ever read it.
(c) When it had no more blank pages.
(d) When it accidentally fell into his campfire one night.

2. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?
(a) He intended to return and pay for it.
(b) He was delirious at the time and did not know what he was doing.
(c) The man he worked for refused to pay him.
(d) He had always wanted a bike like that.

3. What Tolstoy book was found inside the bus?
(a) Family Happiness.
(b) The Gulag Archipeliago.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) The Cherry Orchard.

4. What prevented Jan and Bob from going to Bullhead City to pick Chris up?
(a) Their mobile home broke down.
(b) He arrived at their door before they could leave.
(c) A series of freak desert storms.
(d) Information that they were wanted by the police.

5. What effect had Chris had on Ronald Franz?
(a) He started going back to church.
(b) He sold his possessions and lived in a mobile camper.
(c) He started taking in every drifter he saw.
(d) He became an alcoholic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Chris make at Franz's house?

3. How does Krakauer classify Chris as opposed to the way most people saw him?

4. What did Chris do on frequent visits to Franz's apartment in Salton City?

5. What human contact did Chris have as he hikeed West from Lake Mead?

(see the answer key)

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