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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 it had no more blank pages.
(b) When it accidentally fell into his campfire one night.
(c) When his camera was ruined and he buried it outside of Vegas.
(d) When he decided that no one would ever read it.
2. What Tolstoy book was found inside the bus?
(a) The Cherry Orchard.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) Family Happiness.
(d) The Gulag Archipeliago.
3. What complication did Chris face while living in The Slabs?
(a) Tracy, a 17-year-old girl developed a huge crush on him.
(b) The other drifters believed he was an undercover cop.
(c) He got into an argument with Jan Burres.
(d) He could produce no identification when the border patrol came to the camp.
4. At which stop did Chris remain for the longest time?
(a) In Bullhead City, Arizona.
(b) In Fairbanks, Alaska.
(c) Back at the Westenberg's house.
(d) On the coast in Oregon.
5. Why was author Jon Krakauer interested in writing Chris's story?
(a) Krakauer had nothing better to do at the time and thought he would enjoy visiting all the places Chris had gone.
(b) Krakauer recognized that Chris's story would be a sure-fire best seller and be made into a movie.
(c) Krakauer wanted to pass judgement on Chris in the hopes of preventing another young man from doing the same.
(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. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?
2. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?
3. Impressed with Chris's intelligence, what did Franz try to get him to do?
4. Where did Chris McCandless come from?
5. What did Gallien notice about Chris's boots?
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