Into the Wild Study Guide

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Ronald A. Franz was?

an 80 year old accomplished leatherworker

The postcards Chris sends to Westerberg and the Burres were bought at the University of Alaska (t/f)

true

leather tramps means?

vagabonds who lacked personal transportation

On weekends, when his his school pals were attending "keggers" and trying to sneak into Georgetown bars, McCandless would do what?

wander the streets trying to help prostitutes and homeless people

Who is Jim Gallien?

Last person to see McCandless alive. In April 1992, he drops off the young man on Alaska's Stampede Trail, giving McCandless his boots and advising him to reconsider his plan to live off the land.

Who is Charlie?

Old man who lives outside Bullhead City, Arizona, and suggests that McCandless live in an empty RV of which Charlie is a caretaker.

Who is John Krakauer?

The author. Describes his own youthful assault on a notorious Alaskan peak to offer comparisons with and insights into McCandless's journey.

"an eminent aerospace engineer who designed advanced radar systems for the space shuttle and other high profile projects" describes?

Walt McCandless

Something that surprised Wayne Westerberg on McCandless's final night in Carthage was?

Westerberg discovered McCandeless was an accomplished piano player

Krakauer gives examples of other adventures whose lives paralleled that of Chris McCandless. Carl McCunn, a 35 year old amatuer photographer died how?

by neglecting to arrange for a pilot to fly him back to civilization at summer's end

Billie thought it was ironic that McCandless believed that "wealth was shameful, corrupting, inherently evil" because?

chris was a natural-born capitalist with an uncanny knack for making a buck

Chris actually killed a caribou, and his mistaking it as a moose is proof to many Alaskans of his ignorance (t/f)

false

Chris is uncommonly unlucky when it comes to hitching a ride on the Alaskan Highway (t/f)

false

Krakauer cannot understand why McCandless did not better prepare himself for his journey (t/f)

false

Krakauer is almost prevented from reaching the summit of Devil's Thumb by a hail storm (t/f)

false

Krauer believes it is likely that McCandless wanted to die when he went into the Alaskan wild (t/f)

false

Unlike Alex, in his 20s Krakauer is not an itinerant worker; he has an apartment in Oregon (t/f)

false

What seems to be the reason for McCandless' decision to ultimately separate himself from his parents?

his discovery of his fathers secret past

Who is the only person in McCandless's family with whom he got along well with?

his sister

What does Ronald Franz ask of McCandless?

if he can adopt him

Wayne Westerberg was able to help the Alaska State Troopers identify Chris McCandless by?

providing them with McCandless's social security number.

In chapter one, Krakauer writes, "Thompson, Samuel, and Swanson, however, are contumacious Alaskans with a special fondness for driving motor vehicles....." What does contumacious mean?

rebellious

Fulminate means?

to utter or send our censure or condemnation

As a young man, Krakauer is a far superior outdoors man than McCandless (t/f)

true

Chris buys a gun from a classified ad while in Fairbanks (t/f)

true

Chris tries to leave the bus and hike farther into the bush; he never had plans to permanently stay there (t/f)

true

Chris's time at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is ironic because his father once did a job there (t/f)

true

In comparing himself to McCandless, Krakauer believes they both share hubris (t/f)

true

Ironically, the wilderness surrounding the bus hardly qualifies as wilderness by Alaskan standards (t/f)

true

Krakauer and McCandless share a hatred of their fathers as young men (t/f)

true

Krakauer is able to make it to the summit of Devil's Thumb by finding another route up (t/f)

true

Krakauer's father wanted him to be a doctor and to attend Harvard Medical School (t/f)

true

McCandless hardly write about anything but food in his journal

true

McCandless is a weak swimmer and is afraid of water (t/f)

true

McCandless smokes the meat of the moose based on advice he had received in South Dakota (t/f)

true

Not many people care all that much to hear of Krakauer's achievement in climbing Devil's Thumb (t/f)

true

OXFAM America is?

A charity dedicated to fighting hunger

Alex Supertramp is an alias for?

Chris McCandless

Who is Walt McCandless?

Chris's father, a NASA scientist and entrepreneur who develops advanced radar systems. Married twice, Walt McCandless has a total of eight children. Chris is from his second marriage.

Who is Billie McCandless?

Chris's mother and Walt's second wife, who works with Walt on various business ventures involving his radar systems.

Who is Carine McCandless?

Chris's younger sister and confidante.

Who is Ronald Franz?

Eighty-year-old man who gives McCandless a ride from Salton City, California, to Grand Junction, Colorado. After McCandless's death, Franz heeds the young man's advice to "hit the road" and live off the grid.

At David Gulch what happened?

Everrett Ruess mysteriously disappeared

Who is Wayne Westerberg?

Grain elevator operator who befriends McCandless in north-central Montana in the fall of 1990. Westerberg offers him a ride, a place to stay, and then a job.

One of McCandless's literary heroes was?

Henry David Thoreau

Where did Chris McCandless leave his beloved car?

In the Detrital Wash

McCandless wrote his journal in what person?

In third person

Who is Chris McCandless?

Intelligent, idealistic young man who believes that life is best lived alone, in nature. He spends two years testing his theory throughout the western United States before entering the wilds of Alaska unprepared and starving to death. Calls himself "Alexander Supertramp" or just "Alex."

Who is Jan and Bob Burres?

Itinerant couple who meets McCandless in the summer of 1990 when he is searching for edible berries alongside U.S. Highway 101. Estranged from her own son, Jan takes a special interest in McCandless.

the last person to see McCandless alive was?

Jim Gallien


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