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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Alaska.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What do some people think about Chris McCandless?
(a) That he had the spirit of Daniel Boone.
(b) That he was a foolish boy who threw away his life.
(c) That he was murdered in Alaska.
(d) That he was accident prone.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chris realize after he decided to abandon his once beloved Datsun?

2. What problem did Killian have in contacting the authorities?

3. What was the similar experience that led to both of these stories of drop out and adventure?

4. What complication did Chris face while living in The Slabs?

5. What event happened in April 1992 that prompted the writing of Into The Wild?

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