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TESCHNER Into the Wild [Ch. 1-8]
TESCHNER Into the Wild [Ch. 1-8]
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Quiz questions & a few SAT Vocabulary items. #english11 #intothewild
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1
McCandless was described by his various acquaintances as all of these adjectives
except
personable
stubborn
outgoing
confused
2
McCandless practiced (which followed one of his life-long literary heroes)
chastity
Buddhism
spiritualism
Catholicism
3
WhenRon Franz heard that McCandless died, he...
went to Alaska
moved back home
became an atheist
killed himself
4
Wayne Westerberg says which of these things about Chris’s view on relationships?
"I knew I'd never see him again...didn't seem to bother him"
"He didn't take relationships lightly"
"...happiness needed to be shared."
"wrong if you think joy emanates only from human relations-"
5
McCandless was constantly talking to Jan, and anyone else he met, about...
Alaska
the books he read
his job with Wayne W.
his parents
6
BONUS #2: Chris's parents must have constantly wondered why he decided to ___ them like he did.
forsake
expunge
hovel
harangue
7
BONUS #5: The passage in which Krakauer describes Chris's body is quite ____.
harrowing
fortuitous
fickle
idiosyncratic
8
In Ch. 8, Krakauer uses the lives of how many other men to draw comparisons with McCandless?
5
10
2
8
9
Jon Krakauer, at the end of Chapter 8, describes McCandless as a...
pilgrim
nutcase
sociopath
lost soul
10
What did Chris steal from Crazy Ernie's farm?
a cow
a bicycle
food
a gun
11
How old is Chris when Jim Gallien picks him up in Alaska?
24
18
32
29
12
BONUS #1: The way he wanders around, without anyone looking after him, Chris is a bit like a...
gamin
fawn
glutton
forbear
13
Chris made an instant connection with Wayne Westerberg’s…
sister
girlfriend
neice
mother
14
BONUS #3: Chris seemed like a loner, yet he made friends along his journey. How ____-seeming!
fortuitous
gossamer
histrionic
incongruous
15
What did the coroner determine the cause of Chris’s death to be?
starvation
cancer
suicide
frost bite
16
RonFranz was a talented
leatherworker
cobbler
carpenter
weaver
17
Who, in these chapters, wanted to adopt Chris?
Jon Krakauer
Jan Burres
Ron Franz
Wayne Westerberg
18
While in Bullhead City, McCandless worked at...
Burger King
Jack-in-the-Box
Wendy's
McDonald's
19
What kind of car did Chris drive?
Ford
Datsun
Toyota
Honda
20
BONUS #4: Chris traveled under the ____ of Alexander Supertramp.
girth
fjord
guise
husbandry
21
BONUS #6: Reading Thoreau, Emerson, & London, Chris was a ____ for philosophy & literature.
fathom
hovel
forbear
glutton
22
How did Chris lose his car?
It ran out of gas and he had no money to fill the tank.
He gave it away to a homeless man.
in a flash flood
in a collision with another car
23
What was the general opinion given by native Alaskans of McCandless’s adventures?
He was well prepared for his adventure anddied by accident.
He was foolish to think he could live offthe land.
He was determined to succeed, and wastherefore expected to.
He was brave for taking on such a dauntingtask.
24
McCandless’scamp in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park was just past the
“Oh-My-God Hot Springs”
“Don’t Look Now Hot Springs”
“Hippie Haven Hot Springs”
“Heaven Help Us Hot Springs”
25
Who was the Mayor of Hippie Cove?
Carl McCunn
Gene Rosellini
Chris McCandless
Jon Krakauer
26
Why did Chris go to jail after he came back from Mexico?
He stole money from a local business.
He brought an illegal immigrant with him.
He had no identification.
He tried to import tequila.
