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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 was the tender moment between Chris and his father right after Chris graduated from high school?
(a) He let his father ready his personal journal.
(b) He gave his father an expensive telescope and told him how much he appreciated him.
(c) He spent that summer doing things with his father.
(d) He asked his father's advice about choosing a college.

2. What did Chris make at Franz's house?
(a) A wallet to give to Franz.
(b) A new leather backpack.
(c) A pair of moccasins.
(d) A leather belt that depicted all his travels to date.

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

4. Why did Chris adopt the name Alex Burres?
(a) He became a surrogate for Jan Burres's estranged son.
(b) He liked the initials AB.
(c) He took it when people thought he was Jan's son.
(d) He realized he needed a second name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shows Chris's attitude toward injustices that began when he was in college?

2. What type of people did Ruess like to spend time with?

3. Where did Chris McCandless come from?

4. What alias did Ruess carve on the walls of the canyon?

5. What prevented Jan and Bob from going to Bullhead City to pick Chris up?

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