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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 was the tender moment between Chris and his father right after Chris graduated from high school?
2. What connection did Jim Gallien make when he read the article about Chris's death?
3. What does Carine recall that Chris loved so much?
4. What happened to Billie in July of 1992?
5. After Chris left home, why didnn't Carine get upset when he won't tell her where he was?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Sam McCandless, and why was he the one to notify Chris's parents?
2. Describe why the McCandlesses could not take the exact trek to the bus that Chris had taken.
3. What kind of work made Walt McCandless such a success?
4. What defense does Krakauer make of Chris's ability to survive in the wild?
5. How does swainsonine become lethal in the body?
6. As Krakauer, visiting the site, stood on the banks of the raging Teklanika River, what advantage did he have that Chris did not have?
7. How was Krakauer's Alaska experience different from Chris's?
8. Explain Jim Gillien's difficulty in contacting the Alaska police.
9. What discovery did Chris make the summer after his freshman year in college that drove a deeper wedge between him and his father?
10. What do Carine and her parents regret after the fact of Chris's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write your opinion about the effect pets can have on one's life. Use the example of Chris and Carine's dog, Buck. Add examples from your life--either pets you have had and been close to or examples of people and their special pets you know.
Essay Topic 2
Write about an extended trip you would like to take? Would you go alone? Would you not carry money and expect to find jobs to pay your way? Would you do any camping? Where would you go and how long would you stay?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critique of Krakauer's Into The Wild. Address such things as (1) Krakauer's motive for writing the book and how well you think he succeeded, (2) Krakauer's writing style and how easy or difficult it is to read the book, (3) the value of the subject matter and how it might or might not relate to readers.
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