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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What steps did Walt and Billie take to find Chris?

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

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

4. What did Chris make at Franz's house?

5. What did Gallien notice about Chris's boots?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Westerberg able to help the police with their further investigation?

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

4. When hunters discovered Chris's body in September of 1992, what did they decide to do?

5. What did Chris do in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park?

6. What impression did Chris make on Ron Franz?

7. Explain the origins of the Stampede Trail.

8. What two things was Gallien able to provide the Alaska authorities?

9. 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

10. When Jim Gallien picked Chris up, what went through the back of his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on romanticism as it pertains to frontier adventure. Use Chris, Krakauer, and Ruess from the book, but also include frontiersmen from American history and those adventurers who are at the forefront of space exploration.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about loneliness. Using Ron Franz as an example, write about how losing loved ones can affect one's life and what one can do to fill the void. Give your opinion of Ron Franz as to whether he had a good plan for living alone.

Essay Topic 3

Write about respect for authority. Using the example of Chris failing one course, physics, because he refused to turn in his assignments according to the way the professor wanted them. Then broaden the point of view. You may want to write about taggers (delinquents who paint graffiti on public buildings). Conclude with your idea about what society would be like if everyone simply did whatever he or she pleased without regard to others or the law.

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