Question 1

How did Christopher McCandless arrive at the "Stampede Trail"?

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He hitchhiked his way to the trail.

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He had a backpacking guide lead him the way to the trail.

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He rowed an old canoe down the river.

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He took a bus that dropped him off at the trail.

Question 2

Who is the last person to see McCandless alive?

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Jim Gallien

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Wayne Westerberg

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Gordon Samel

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Butch Killian

Question 3

McCandless kept in touch with ________________________.

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Wayne Westerberg via letters and phone calls.

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Jim Gallien by sending him the money he owed him.

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No one.

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Friends from high school.

Question 4

McCandless’s old yellow Datsun was

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used in drug raids in Arizona.

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taken by troopers and sold at auction.

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abandoned in Alaska.

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abandoned after he drove it to Mexico.

Question 5

Jon Krakauer suggest Chris considered Wayne a friend because

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McCandless continued to send Westerberg postcards and letters after leaving Carthage.

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McCandless named Westerberg on a list of friends in his journal.

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Westerberg told the author this in an interview.

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McCandless repeatedly placed collect calls to Westerberg after leaving Carthage.

Question 6

How did Chris keep in touch with Jan Burres and her boyfriend, Bob?

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postcards and letters

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phone calls

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He didn’t keep in touch.

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emails

Question 7

Chris McCandless worked at an Italian restaurant in ______ for almost three months in early 1991.

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Las Vegas

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San Diego

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Los Angeles

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Phoenix

Question 8

Where did Chris work in Bullhead City, Arizona?

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MacDonald's

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Sizzler

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Starbucks

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Denny's

Question 9

Which of the following would Chris's co-workers at the fast food place NOT use to describe him?

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He called in sick at least once a week.

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He hated wearing socks.

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He had a bad body odor.

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He was a slow worker because he daydreamed often.

Question 10

Not long before he disappeared, what did Chris tell his sister, Carine?

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that he was going to cut their parents out of his life and never speak to them again

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that he would see her by Christmas at the latest

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That he was ready to settle down.

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that he would surprise them all by becoming famous someday

Question 11

McCandless was similar to John Waterman, Carl McCunn, and Gene Rosellini because he _______.

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was a pilgrim searching for something more

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hated people

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was clinically insane

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did not kill himself on purpose

Question 12

The journal McCandless kept in Mexico

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was written in the third person, as if he was observing the action from a distance.

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did not include dates, so no one could reconstruct his trip there.

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was mostly about what kind of Mexican food he preferred.

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revealed heavy drug use.

Question 13

Oh-My-God Hot Springs

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was a “bizarre” scene where people camped for the winter.

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required people to register with the police before using the springs.

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was where McCandless abandoned his car.

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had been a prosperous suburb until the wells ran dry.

Question 14

When the newspapers ran stories about the dead hiker,

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Wayne Westerberg convinced the police that the hiker had worked for him.

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the police already knew that it was McCandless.

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the detective hired by McCandless’s parents provided police with the hiker’s name.

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Ron Franz gave the police the hiker’s name.

Question 15

What was Wayne Westerberg able to provide to the authorities to help identify Chris and contact his relatives?

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Chris' real name and social security number from his tax form

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photographs of Chris with his family

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Chris’s contact information in Alaska

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letters from Chris with his real name

Question 16

Walt McCandless

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is a high-achieving and very demanding person.

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is a college dropout who invented a new kind of radar.

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fathered only two children.

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is a hippie who spends months at a time in the wilderness.

Question 17

During Chris' trip after high school graduation, what dark secret did he discover about his father?

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his dad had continued having a relationship with his first wife

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he had accidentally killed someone while driving drunk

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his dad was a spy for the Russians

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His dad and mom never legally married

Question 18

McCandless was trapped at his campsite

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by the flooding river and his lack of a good map with alternate routes.

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by his broken leg.

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by his resolution to stay there for 150 days.

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because he failed to arrange for the helicopter to return to him.

Question 19

What does Billie McCandless hear in a dream she has in July of 1992?

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"Mom! Help me!"

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“You’ll never see me again.”

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"Mom, I'm dying."

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"I've walked into the wild."

Question 20

After reading the story in the Anchorage Daily News, who contacts local police about the dead hiker's identity?

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Jim Gallien

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Wayne Westerberg

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Sam McCandless

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Ron Franz

Question 21

Krakauer suggests that the fatal mistake McCandless made was

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eating poisonous seeds that prevented him from metabolizing (getting energy from) other foods.

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becoming a vegetarian.

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simply not eating enough.

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trying to butcher and smoke a whole moose.

Question 22

Walt and Billie McCandless went to the bus where their son died to

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try to understand him better and leave a small memorial.

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leave signs warning other campers of the dangers of the area.

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gather evidence for a lawsuit.

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clear his belongings from it.

Question 23

Almost without exception, the people who befriended McCandless during his travels

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described him as very likable and intelligent.

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reported his whereabouts to his parents.

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felt he could not survive much longer on the road.

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tried to persuade him not to go to Alaska.

Question 24

In proper context, the title phrase Into the Wild most likely refers to ___________.

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leaving behind a settled life based on society’s expectations

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losing one’s mind

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making a random guess

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becoming more like an animal

Question 25

Krakauer inserts stories of several people who went to the wilderness because he wants

to show that

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McCandless was not alone in feeling the call of the wilderness.

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many people behave irresponsibly.

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people who go into the wilderness invariably die.

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only the mentally ill embark on wilderness adventures.

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