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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complication did Chris face while living in The Slabs?
(a) He could produce no identification when the border patrol came to the camp.
(b) Tracy, a 17-year-old girl developed a huge crush on him.
(c) The other drifters believed he was an undercover cop.
(d) He got into an argument with Jan Burres.

2. During an interview with Krakauer, what does Westerberg say about Chris?
(a) That he seldom told the truth.
(b) That he was an expert mechanic.
(c) That he had an admirable spirit of adventure.
(d) That he lacked common sense.

3. 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 not made one or two critical mistakes.
(c) If he had taken someone with him.
(d) If he had found a warmer shelter in Alaska.

4. What alias did Ruess carve on the walls of the canyon?
(a) Nemo.
(b) Yosemite Sam.
(c) Frost.
(d) Ahab.

5. Why did the employees at McDonald's object to Chris?
(a) His bad attitude.
(b) His long hair.
(c) His poor hygiene.
(d) His being a loner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gail believe about Chris's past life?

2. What did Walt and Billie McCandless discover when they drive to Chris's apartment in Atlanta?

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

4. What did Gallien know about city people who came to do what Chris had in mind?

5. How did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some particulars about Alex (Chris) deciding to go to San Diego?

2. Explain why Krakauer traveled to Carthage, South Dakota.

3. Discuss the inconsistency of Chris and his ideas about money.

4. The man Chris describes as a lunatic, Charlie, holds what kind of opinion about Chris?

5. Describe the evidence at the opening of Chapter 1 that indicates Chris might have had a premonition about his death.

6. Tell something about Chris's connection to Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob.

7. How does Krakauer rebut the idea that Chris was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist?

8. What is clear about the author's intentions in writing this book?

9. Why does Krakauer include the story of Everett Ruess in Chapter 9?

10. Jon Krakauer wrote an article about Chris McCandless for OUTSIDE magazine in January of 1993. Explain why Krakauer was then compelled to write the book, Into The Wild

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