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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 work did Chris (Alex) do while he stayed with Jan and Bob at The Slabs?
(a) Making hamburgers that he learned how to do at McDonald's.
(b) Digging ditches.
(c) Acting as a security gurad.
(d) Selling in their fleamarket books stall.

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

3. What questions did Chris ask Gallien that impressed the older man?
(a) About traffic in that part of Alaska.
(b) About moose and carribu.
(c) Informed questions about the flora and fauna of Alaska.
(d) About the length of winters in Alaska.

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

5. What family outings did the McCandless family mention to Krakauer?
(a) Camping trips with an Airstream Trailer.
(b) A yearly trip to Texas.
(c) A beach house in Cape Cod.
(d) Going to the Grand Canyon every year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?

2. Why did Christ steal a bicycle in Northern California?

3. Why did Chris write in his journal that hiking around Lake Meade was a mistake?

4. What was the skeleton in Walt's closet that stressed the whole family, Chris in particular?

5. What did Chris do on frequent visits to Franz's apartment in Salton City?

(see the answer key)

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