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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gail believe about Chris's past life?
(a) That he was terribly deprived and abused.
(b) That his real problem was something that happened between him and his father.
(c) That he was extremely immature and was only being rebellious.
(d) That he had imagined all his problems with his family.

2. What appears to be Krakauer's main motive in writing Into The Wild?
(a) To justify his own youth.
(b) To win a Pulitzer Prize.
(c) To defend Chris McCandless from his critics.
(d) To sell it to the movies.

3. Where had Chris McCandless attended school and graduated with honors?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Emory University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The University of Virginia.

4. What was Chris's plan for after college that he did not tell his family?
(a) He planed to marry a girl his parents did not approve of.
(b) He planed to go on an indefinite road trip.
(c) He planed to go live in Mexico.
(d) He planed to commit suicide.

5. Impressed with Chris's intelligence, what did Franz try to get him to do?
(a) Get an education.
(b) Start teaching young people.
(c) Write a book about his travels.
(d) Clean up and get a good job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Walt and Billie McCandless discover when they drive to Chris's apartment in Atlanta?

2. What did Chris do after Westerberg was jailed?

3. In what area do people who knew Chris agree that he was inexperienced?

4. After a series of misadventures on his way to San Diego, why did Chris call Franz?

5. Why did the employees at McDonald's object to Chris?

(see the answer key)

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