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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Krakauer classify Chris as opposed to the way most people saw him?
(a) As a true hero others should look up to.
(b) As mentally unbalanced.
(c) As a classic example of a true Robinson Crusoe.
(d) As not very different from many idealistic, if short-sighted, young people.

2. What surprising thing about Chris does Westerberg remember about him?
(a) That he had expressed a desire to marry and have a family some day.
(b) That he secretly had a sexual fantasy about his sister.
(c) That he knew what he was doing was unfair to his parents.
(d) That he would eventually end up in a monastery in Tibet.

3. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?
(a) Identifying him.
(b) Getting the body to Fairbanks.
(c) Keeping the body frozen.
(d) Finding enough tissue to autopsy.

4. In what area do people who knew Chris agree that he was inexperienced?
(a) Cooking for himself.
(b) Having a relationship with a girl.
(c) Managing money.
(d) Living off the land.

5. What is Krakauer's thesis about Chris?
(a) That Chris had been given misinformation that led to his doing the wrong things.
(b) That no one had fully informed Chris about all the dangers he faced.
(c) That McCandless understood the risks he faced and came fully prepared to surmount them.
(d) That Chris was never in full command of his faculties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Chris's plan for after college that he did not tell his family?

2. What did Gallien think about Chris's weapon?

3. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?

4. Where had Chris McCandless attended school and graduated with honors?

5. What happened when the moose hunters got to the bus where they plan to camp out?

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