1. What is Krakauer's message by using the details of the moose hunter's trip to the bus?
(a) It is how he explains the difficulty in getting to the place where Chris died.
(b) He shows that even seasoned hunters must contend with the harsh elements of the northwest.
(c) He shows more about how beautiful the landscape is in that place.
(d) He breaks up the story to keep it interesting.

2. What connection did Jim Gallien make when he read the article about Chris's death?
(a) The .22-caliber rifle they found in the bus was the same as the hitchhiker's he'd given a ride to.
(b) Chris was the young hitchhiker he had given a ride to the Stampede Trail.
(c) The empty bag of rice the article said the police found in the bus reminded him of the hitchhiker he'd picked up.
(d) The rubber boots the news article mentioned were the ones he'd given Chris.

3. What was the official verdict on the cause of death?
(a) Lead poisoning.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Punctured lungs.

4. Still calling himself by another name, Chris met two drifters who befriend him. Who were they?
(a) Jane Burres and her nephew Fred.
(b) Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob.
(c) Martha Burres and her son Tom.
(d) Betty Burres and her father Edgar.

5. What information does Gallien provide the police?
(a) That Alex's real name was Chris McCandless.
(b) That the young man had called himself Alex and had come from South Dakota.
(c) That Alex was coughing bad when he dropped him off.
(d) That Alex had mentioned a friend named Ron in California.