Into the wild study for final

The author compares McCandless's "sin of arrogance" with that of

Sir John Franklin

In the fourth paragraph, Krakauer calls McCandless "the boy". This choice of words serves to

suggest that naivete with which McCandless viewed the dangers presented by the Alaskan wilderness

When Krakauer began his journey to climb Devil's Thumb is Alaska, he bought what to keep him from falling into an icy abyss?

ten-foot curtain rods

If Chris had carried a topographical map, what could he have known that may have saved him?

there was a basket and a pulley farther down the river that he could have used to cross

What is the purpose of including the description of the items left behind by McCandless?

to explain the uneasy feeling that Krakauer has after entering the bus

Why does Krakauer include so many stories about other wanderers who had experiences similar to Chris?

to illustrate how many young men had a similar desire to leave civilization behind

Why does Krakauer include two descriptions that McCandless made in the bus--one on the bear's skull and one on the walls of the bus?

to remind the reader of how many people had visited the bus both before and after McCandless

In the given passage above, Krakauer uses the word "maybe" more than once. Why?

C and D

In his final message, Chris

A and C

Why might it be considered ironic that McCandless was reading "Family Happiness" while at the bus?

A and C

In this passage from the Author's Note, the reader can conclude that:

B and C

When McCandless crossed the Teklanika River, the author writes "he was crossing his Rubicon". What does this phrase mean?

McCandless made an irrevocable decision

In the passage, why does Krakauer describe the picture that McCandless takes of himself?

To illustrate that the list McCandless had made was supported by actions well as words

The author's relationship with his father could be best described as

strained and difficult

The title of the book comes from

a line in the last note McCandless wrote to Westerberg

One critic of McCandless wrote, "McCandless died because he ignored advice and committed big-time hubris." Hubris means:

arrogance

In the sentence beginning "As McCandless gradually stopped rebuking himself for the waste of the moose" the word "rebuking" most closely means

blaming

The tone of the second passage quoted from McCandless's journal can best be described as

calm and optimistic

Most of McCandless's journal entries written during the time he lived in the wild (Alaska) are mostly about

food

How does the author think McCandless died?

he ate seeds which sickened him

What did McCandless ultimately hope to achieve on his journey across the country and eventually into the wild?

he wanted to live life without material possessions in the hopes of finding peace

The first excerpt from McCandless's journal, given above in italics, beginning with "I am reborn" serves to

illustrate the fact that McCandless's mood of contentment had returned

The description of Alex's work ethic serves to:

inform the reader about Alex's tenacity and commitment

While waiting to make his second attempt at climbing Devil's Thumb, the author

read. smoked, and nearly burned his tent down

At the end of paragraph 6, Krakauer mentions the "belt fashioned from a strip of blanket". This detail serves to illustrate

remind the reader of what McCandless's physical condition must have been like before his death