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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was the last person that spoke with "Alex", or Chris McCandless, before he went into the Alaskan Wilderness?
John Buress
Wayne Westerberg
George Jones
Jim Gallien
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which literary term is defined as "the main idea or underlying meaning of the story, which may be stated or inferred."
Plot
Outcome/Resolution
Theme
Tone
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where does the author begin the story of "Alex", also known as Chris McCandless?
The events leading up to his death
Right after he graduates college
In the middle of his adventures
When he was a kid
- 4. Multiple Choice
The bus pictured here was located on which trail that "Alex", or Chris McCandless, set forth on?
The Yahi Trail
The Fairbanks City Trail
The Stampede Trail
The Abandoned Bus Trail
- 5. Multiple Choice
John Krakauer, the author of Into the wild, states that Chris McCandless was a "_________________" tramper.
Freight
Midnight
Rubber
Leather
- 6. Multiple Choice
After Chris McCandless graduated from college he ...
enlisted in the military, but was denied.
was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, but decided not play anymore.
gave away most of his belongings, and embarked on wandering lifestyle across the country.
tried to go back home, but could not get along with his parents.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Chris McCandless' three philosophical, and literary heroes are:
William Shakespeare, Jack London, and J.K. Rowling.
Stephen Hawking, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Leo Tolstoy.
John Krakauer, Wayne Westerberg, and Jan Buress.
Jack London, Leo Tolstoy, and Henry David Thoreau.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Chris McCandless drove a yellow Datsun that he "loved so much he would never just leave it", but he did leave it after ...
he hit a deer.
he ruined the engine because there was no oil.
he ran out of gas.
he burned out the battery trying to start it after a flash flood.
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or False, John Krakauer states that nobody really likes Chris McCandless because he was always trying to "mooch" off everyone he met.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the locations are places Chris McCandless traveled to after college EXCEPT ...
Tampa Bay, Florida
Lake Mead National Park Reserve Area
Chico, California
Salem, Oregon
- 11. Multiple Choice
True or False, Chris McCandless was stopped at the Canadian Boarder for trying to illegally cross after kayaking the Niagara River.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
Wayne Westerberg was a friend that Chris McCandless met during his travels, and he put Chris to work ...
at a grain elevator.
shoeing horses.
landscaping.
selling life insurance.
- 13. Multiple Choice
All of the following are themes of Krakauer's Into the Wild except ...
isolation.
seeking adventure.
dysfunctional relationships with parents.
realizing that money is what makes people happy.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which literary term's definition is "the main events of a play, novel, or movie that are presented in order to create a story."
Theme
Setting
Plot
Characters
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which literary term's definition is "the attitude, and general feel the writer intends the reader to feel. Examples include: formal, informal, serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, or frightening."
Mood
Hyperbole
Tone
Setting
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