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Into the Wild [Ch. 1-8]
Into the Wild [Ch. 1-8]
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Quiz questions & a few SAT Vocabulary items.
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1
How did Chris lose his car?
in a flash flood
It ran out of gas and he had no money to fill the tank.
He gave it away to a homeless man.
in a collision with another car
2
What did the coroner determine the cause of Chris’s death to be?
starvation
cancer
suicide
frost bite
3
In Ch. 8, Krakauer uses the lives of how many other men to draw comparisons with McCandless?
2
8
5
10
4
RonFranz was a talented
carpenter
cobbler
weaver
leatherworker
5
What was the general opinion given by native Alaskans of McCandless’s adventures?
He was foolish to think he could live offthe land.
He was determined to succeed, and wastherefore expected to.
He was well prepared for his adventure anddied by accident.
He was brave for taking on such a dauntingtask.
6
Who was the Mayor of Hippie Cove?
Gene Rosellini
Chris McCandless
Jon Krakauer
Carl McCunn
7
How old is Chris when Jim Gallien picks him up in Alaska?
32
24
29
18
8
BONUS #3: Chris seemed like a loner, yet he made friends along his journey. How ____-seeming!
gossamer
histrionic
fortuitous
incongruous
9
Wayne Westerberg says which of these things about Chris’s view on relationships?
"He didn't take relationships lightly"
"I knew I'd never see him again...didn't seem to bother him"
"wrong if you think joy emanates only from human relations-"
"...happiness needed to be shared."
10
BONUS #4: Chris traveled under the ____ of Alexander Supertramp.
guise
husbandry
girth
fjord
11
Chris made an instant connection with Wayne Westerberg’s…
girlfriend
neice
mother
sister
12
While in Bullhead City, McCandless worked at...
Burger King
McDonald's
Jack-in-the-Box
Wendy's
13
BONUS #1: The way he wanders around, without anyone looking after him, Chris is a bit like a...
forbear
gamin
fawn
glutton
14
What did Chris steal from Crazy Ernie's farm?
food
a bicycle
a gun
a cow
15
BONUS #2: Chris's parents must have constantly wondered why he decided to ___ them like he did.
harangue
hovel
expunge
forsake
16
Who, in these chapters, wanted to adopt Chris?
Wayne Westerberg
Ron Franz
Jan Burres
Jon Krakauer
17
Jon Krakauer, at the end of Chapter 8, describes McCandless as a...
nutcase
pilgrim
sociopath
lost soul
18
Why did Chris go to jail after he came back from Mexico?
He stole money from a local business.
He had no identification.
He brought an illegal immigrant with him.
He tried to import tequila.
19
McCandless’scamp in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park was just past the
“Oh-My-God Hot Springs”
“Hippie Haven Hot Springs”
“Don’t Look Now Hot Springs”
“Heaven Help Us Hot Springs”
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BONUS #5: The passage in which Krakauer describes Chris's body is quite ____.
idiosyncratic
fickle
harrowing
fortuitous
21
WhenRon Franz heard that McCandless died, he...
killed himself
became an atheist
went to Alaska
moved back home
22
McCandless was described by his various acquaintances as all of these adjectives
except
outgoing
confused
personable
stubborn
23
McCandless practiced (which followed one of his life-long literary heroes)
Buddhism
chastity
Catholicism
spiritualism
24
McCandless was constantly talking to Jan, and anyone else he met, about...
his job with Wayne W.
the books he read
his parents
Alaska
25
What kind of car did Chris drive?
Honda
Datsun
Toyota
Ford
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BONUS #6: Reading Thoreau, Emerson, & London, Chris was a ____ for philosophy & literature.
hovel
glutton
forbear
fathom
