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

2. What did Krakauer do similar to what Chris did when he needed to go to the village of Petersberg?
(a) He abandoned his car.
(b) He bought a big bag of rice.
(c) He sent postcards to friends.
(d) He burned his money.

3. What did Chris realize after he decided to abandon his once beloved Datsun?
(a) That he was free from material possessions that tie him down.
(b) That he needed better hiking shoes since he was now walking.
(c) That he missed his family and wanted to go home.
(d) That it would be impossible to continue without a car.

4. What daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?
(a) To ski down Mt. McKinley.
(b) To scale a mountain called the Devils Thumb alone.
(c) To find out how much terror he can stand.
(d) To prove that he is always right.

5. In regards to family, how do Ruess and Chris compare?
(a) Ruess seemed to be on good relations with his family unlike Chris.
(b) Like Chris, Ruess felt his family supported his travels.
(c) They both were alienated from their families.
(d) Ruess and Chris both missed their families as they traveled.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a semester at UCLA and a winter in San Francisco, what did Ruess do?

2. What did Butch Killian want to do when he arrived on the bus scene where Chris had died?

3. In light of his own experiences, what does Krakauer think of Chris's tactics?

4. When Chris corresponded with his sister, what did he confide to her?

5. In October of 1990, National Park Ranger, what did Bud Walsh discover?

(see the answer key)

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