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Into the Wild Quiz Chapters 6 and 7

Quiz by Cinco Delgado

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  • Q1
    How did the author of the novel, Jon Krakauer, know about Ronald Franz?
    Chris’ parents were friends with Franz.
    Krakauer learned of Franz through Chris’s journal which was found on the bus in Alaska.
    Franz contacted the editors of Outside magazine after the article on Chris ran in the October issue.
    The private investigator found Franz.
    30s
  • Q2
    How old was Ronald Franz when he met Chris ("Alex")?
    70
    40
    80
    90
    30s
  • Q3
    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.
    He would walk four miles into town to visit the store/post office.
    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.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following was not described by Krakauer as one of the types of inhabitants of Oh-My-God-Hot-Springs?
    Charles Manson-types
    nudists
    runaway teens
    hippies in Day-Glo vans
    30s
  • Q5
    Did Chris live among those inhabitants (as you marked in your previous answer)?
    Yes, and he enjoyed the company of these new and strange people.
    No; he camped a half-mile away from them in solitude.
    30s
  • Q6
    Until Chris’s (“Alex’s”) death, Ronald Franz’s post-marriage life was spent believing in
    communism.
    God/Christianity.
    atheism.
    socialism.
    30s
  • Q7
    A great tragedy that happened in Franz’s life was when
    his parents died while he was in high school.
    his wife and son were killed by a drunk driver.
    his wife died during childbirth.
    he was rejected from service in the Army.
    30s
  • Q8
    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 raising money to build the local kids a playground.
    his unofficially adopting indigent Okinawan boys and girls and helping them shape successful lives
    his opening a shelter for abused animals.
    30s
  • Q9
    Ronald Franz’s hobby was
    cooking.
    carpentry.
    leatherworking.
    breeding dogs.
    30s
  • Q10
    An artifact left from Franz and Chris’s (“Alex’s”) relationship is
    Chris’s belt which was carved with symbols of his life.
    Chris’s sketchbook of drawings from the Southwest.
    Chris’s bracelet which he made out of local rocks and minerals.
    Chris’s Datsun which he left in Franz’s garage.
    30s
  • Q11
    When Franz asked if he could adopt Chris (“Alex”), Chris said,
    “Yes.”
    “Let me discuss it with my parents.”
    “We’ll discuss it when I get back from Alaska.”
    “No.”
    30s
  • Q12
    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 explained why he abandoned his family and hasn’t contacted them.
    Chris persuaded Franz to try to adopt other children.
    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
  • Q13
    Regarding your answer to the previous question, did Franz take Chris’s (“Alex’s”) advice?
    no
    yes
    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.
    Chris sent Franz a letter prior to committing suicide.
    A hitchhiker told Franz about the article in Outside magazine.
    Wayne wrote a letter to Franz and informed him of Chris’s death.
    30s
  • Q15
    In Carthage, with whom did Chris share personal information about himself?
    He shared information with Wayne’s brother.
    He shared information with Wayne.
    He shared information with Wayne’s daughter.
    He shared information with Wayne’s girlfriend, Gail.
    30s

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