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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. Where did Chris live while he was in Carthage?
(a) In a cheap boarding house.
(b) At the YMCA.
(c) In the Westerberg home.
(d) In a tack room.

2. What device does Krakauer use to open Chapter 1 and subsequent chapters?
(a) A skull and cross bones.
(b) A drawing.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A quotation.

3. What effect had Chris had on Ronald Franz?
(a) He started taking in every drifter he saw.
(b) He became an alcoholic.
(c) He sold his possessions and lived in a mobile camper.
(d) He started going back to church.

4. How did the police know Chris's real last name?
(a) From the note he had taped to the bus door.
(b) From his virginia driver's license.
(c) From his Social Security card they found in his wallet.
(d) From his journal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At which stop did Chris remain for the longest time?

2. What spurred Krakauer on after his failed attempt to climb Devil's Thumb?

3. What indicates that Chris intended his Alaska trip to be his final great adventure?

4. What two requests did Stuckey make of Alex as they parted company?

5. How does Krakauer classify Chris as opposed to the way most people saw him?

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