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Into the Wild Quiz Chapters 1-6

Quiz by Cinco Delgado

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  • Q1
    What was the name of the truck driver who picked up the hitchhiker named “Alex” in Alaska?
    Jim Gallien
    Wayne Westerberg
    Christopher McCandless
    Jon Krakauer
    30s
  • Q2
    What happened to Chris’s Datsun?
    He loaned it to Jan Burres and Bob.
    The police confiscated it because it was stolen.
    He abandoned it in the desert because the engine flooded and the car wouldn’t start.
    He got a flat tire on the highway and didn’t have the money to replace it.
    30s
  • Q3
    How did the author of the novel, Jon Krakauer, know about Ronald Franz?
    The private investigator found Franz.
    Chris’ parents were friends with Franz.
    Franz contacted the editors of Outside magazine after the article on Chris ran in the October issue.
    Krakauer learned of Franz through Chris’s journal which was found on the bus in Alaska.
    30s
  • Q4
    How old was Ronald Franz when he met Chris ("Alex")?
    40
    80
    70
    90
    30s
  • Q5
    How would Chris get food and water while camping in Anza-Borrego?
    A volunteer from the trailer park would drag a wheelbarrow into town and buy provisions for the other campers.
    An employee from the store would deliver to the campsite.
    He kept jugs of water and a bag of rice in the trunk of his Datsun.
    He would walk four miles into town to visit the store/post office.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following was not described by Krakauer as one of the types of inhabitants of Oh-My-God-Hot-Springs?
    nudists
    runaway teens
    Charles Manson-types
    hippies in Day-Glo vans
    30s
  • Q7
    Until Chris’s (“Alex’s”) death, Ronald Franz’s post-marriage life was spent believing in
    atheism.
    God/Christianity.
    communism.
    socialism.
    30s
  • Q8
    A great tragedy that happened in Franz’s life was when
    he was rejected from service in the Army.
    his wife and son were killed by a drunk driver.
    his parents died while he was in high school.
    his wife died during childbirth.
    30s
  • Q9
    Despite Franz’s tragedy, he tried to find places to share his love and kindness. One example was
    his volunteering to help read to kids at a local school.
    his unofficially adopting indigent Okinawan boys and girls and helping them shape successful lives
    his opening a shelter for abused animals.
    his raising money to build the local kids a playground.
    30s
  • Q10
    Ronald Franz’s hobby was
    leatherworking.
    cooking.
    carpentry.
    breeding dogs.
    30s
  • Q11
    An artifact left from Franz and Chris’s (“Alex’s”) relationship is
    Chris’s sketchbook of drawings from the Southwest.
    Chris’s belt which was carved with symbols of his life.
    Chris’s bracelet which he made out of local rocks and minerals.
    Chris’s Datsun which he left in Franz’s garage.
    30s
  • Q12
    When Franz asked if he could adopt Chris (“Alex”), Chris said,
    “We’ll discuss it when I get back from Alaska.”
    “No.”
    “Let me discuss it with my parents.”
    “Yes.”
    30s
  • Q13
    Chris went on to work for Wayne in South Dakota after he left Franz. From South Dakota, he wrote Franz a long letter. What was the subject of the letter?
    Chris persuaded Franz to try to adopt other children.
    Chris explained why he abandoned his family and hasn’t contacted them.
    Chris persuaded Franz to seek adventure on the open road and live in nature.
    Chris persuaded Franz to get a job and a sense of purpose.
    30s
  • Q14
    How did Franz learn of Chris’s ("Alex's") death?
    Chris’s parents contacted Franz after Chris’s body was discovered in the bus.
    Wayne wrote a letter to Franz and informed him of Chris’s death.
    A hitchhiker told Franz about the article in Outside magazine.
    Chris sent Franz a letter prior to committing suicide.
    30s
  • Q15
    (Check all that are true.) Learning of Chris’s ("Alex's") death caused Franz to
    stop believing in God.
    All of the options
    None of the options
    start drinking again.
    30s

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