Question 1

How did the author of the novel, Jon Krakauer, know about Ronald Franz?

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Franz contacted the editors of Outside magazine after the article on Chris ran in the October issue.

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Chris’ parents were friends with Franz.

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Krakauer learned of Franz through Chris’s journal which was found on the bus in Alaska.

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The private investigator found Franz.

Question 2

How old was Ronald Franz when he met Chris ("Alex")?

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80

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70

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40

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90

Question 3

How would Chris get food and water while camping in Anza-Borrego?

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He would walk four miles into town to visit the store/post office.

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A volunteer from the trailer park would drag a wheelbarrow into town and buy provisions for the other campers.

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An employee from the store would deliver to the campsite.

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He kept jugs of water and a bag of rice in the trunk of his Datsun.

Question 4

Which of the following was not described by Krakauer as one of the types of inhabitants of Oh-My-God-Hot-Springs?

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runaway teens

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Charles Manson-types

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nudists

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hippies in Day-Glo vans

Question 5

Did Chris live among those inhabitants (as you marked in your previous answer)?

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No; he camped a half-mile away from them in solitude.

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Yes, and he enjoyed the company of these new and strange people.

Question 6

Until Chris’s (“Alex’s”) death, Ronald Franz’s post-marriage life was spent believing in

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God/Christianity.

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communism.

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atheism.

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socialism.

Question 7

A great tragedy that happened in Franz’s life was when

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his wife and son were killed by a drunk driver.

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his parents died while he was in high school.

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his wife died during childbirth.

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he was rejected from service in the Army.

Question 8

Despite Franz’s tragedy, he tried to find places to share his love and kindness.  One example was

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his unofficially adopting indigent Okinawan boys and girls and helping them shape successful lives

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his volunteering to help read to kids at a local school.

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his raising money to build the local kids a playground.

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his opening a shelter for abused animals.

Question 9

Ronald Franz’s hobby was

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leatherworking.

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cooking.

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carpentry.

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breeding dogs.

Question 10

An artifact left from Franz and Chris’s (“Alex’s”) relationship is

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Chris’s belt which was carved with symbols of his life.

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Chris’s sketchbook of drawings from the Southwest.

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Chris’s bracelet which he made out of local rocks and minerals.

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Chris’s Datsun which he left in Franz’s garage.

Question 11

When Franz asked if he could adopt Chris (“Alex”), Chris said,

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“We’ll discuss it when I get back from Alaska.”

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“Yes.”

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“Let me discuss it with my parents.”

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“No.”

Question 12

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?

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Chris persuaded Franz to seek adventure on the open road and live in nature.

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Chris explained why he abandoned his family and hasn’t contacted them.

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Chris persuaded Franz to try to adopt other children.

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Chris persuaded Franz to get a job and a sense of purpose.

Question 13

Regarding your answer to the previous question, did Franz take Chris’s (“Alex’s”)  advice?

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yes

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no

Question 14

How did Franz learn of Chris’s ("Alex's") death?

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A hitchhiker told Franz about the article in Outside magazine.

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Chris’s parents contacted Franz after Chris’s body was discovered in the bus.

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Chris sent Franz a letter prior to committing suicide.

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Wayne wrote a letter to Franz and informed him of Chris’s death.

Question 15

In Carthage, with whom did Chris share personal information about himself?

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He shared information with Wayne’s girlfriend, Gail.

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He shared information with Wayne’s brother.

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He shared information with Wayne.

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He shared information with Wayne’s daughter.

Question 16

With which family member was Chris the closest?

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Chris was closest with his sister.

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Chris was closest with his grandmother.

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Chris was closest with his father.

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Chris was closest with his mother.

Question 17

What did Chris do to earn money for his Alaska trip?

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He worked on Wayne Westerberg’s grain team.

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He did landscaping work and lawn mowing.

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He worked at Taco Bell.

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He did computer programming for the local TV station.

Question 18

At his going away party, what talent did the Carthage crew discover Chris had?

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They discovered that he could play the piano really well.

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They discovered that he could draw beautiful pictures.

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They discovered he had a photographic memory.

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They discovered he could write poetry.

Question 19

Which two people did Chris notify by letter or postcard that he was preparing to enter the wilderness in Alaska?

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He notified Wayne Westerberg and Jan Burres.

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He notified his parents and Ronald Franz.

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He notified his parents and Wayne Westerberg.

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He notified his sister, Carine, and Jan Burres.

Question 20

Learning of Chris’s ("Alex's") death caused Franz toLearning of Chris’s ("Alex's") death caused Franz to start drinking again, and to stop believing in God.

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true

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false

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