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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Stikine Ice Cap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krakauer think might have made the difference in Chris's survival?
(a) If he had found a warmer shelter in Alaska.
(b) If he had taken someone with him.
(c) If he had brought along some brandy.
(d) If he had not made one or two critical mistakes.

2. After a series of misadventures on his way to San Diego, why did Chris call Franz?
(a) To come pick him up.
(b) To ask him to send money.
(c) To tell Franz that he was in the hospital.
(d) To see if he had gotten any mail.

3. What did Chris do the summer after his sophomore year in college?
(a) He took a cross country hike.
(b) He worked in a garage to make money to buy his Datsun.
(c) He spent the entire summer with his sister, Carine.
(d) He returned to Annandale and wrote a flawless software program.

4. Why did Krakauer include so much about the McCandless family in Chapter 3?
(a) To contrast them with the adoptive Westerberg family.
(b) Just for conversation with Wayne Westerberg.
(c) To give the reader an idea that Chris might change his mind.
(d) To make Chris seem thoughtless and cold.

5. What is the origin of the Stampede Trail?
(a) A trail originally laid out by Virgil Stampede in the 1800s.
(b) An old trail made by stampeding cattle.
(c) A trail left when Stampede Creek changed its course.
(d) The trail that originally led to Pilgrim's mining claims along Stampede Creek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What response does Krakauer report that he got from his OUTSIDE Magazine article on Chris?

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

4. Where did Chris's canoe trip eventually take him after going as far as he could down the Colorado River?

5. Why does Krakauer relate his own experiences in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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