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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, The Stampede Trail.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who had carved a passage from the creek up to the dry gulch?
(a) Railroad explorers.
(b) Campers.
(c) Mormon cattlemen.
(d) American Indians.

4. Why does Krakauer devote Chapter 9 to the story of Everett Ruess?
(a) Krakauer sees great similarities between Ruess and Chris.
(b) Karkauer wants to expand the scope of his thesis.
(c) Krakauer wants to show how different Ruess is from Chris.
(d) Krakauer wants to demonstrate mental illness in Ruess.

5. What was located at Oh-My-God Hot Springs?
(a) A pool with a waterfall.
(b) A ranger station.
(c) A hippie commune of sorts, which had sprung up around some natural hot springs.
(d) A tourist inn and spa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of Krakauer's book?

2. What news seriously alarmed Jan Burres?

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

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

5. What problem did the authorities have after removing Chris's body?

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