Into the wild

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Who of the following does not actually live an outdoorsy or adventurous life?

Jack London

The last human Christopher sees before entering the Alaskan wilderness is

Jim Gallien

Who is the last person to see McCandless alive?

Jim Gallien

What was the only thing that would've pleased Krakauer's father?

Jon becoming a doctor

What do we know McCandless comes to regret deeply?

Killing the moose

McCandless's discovery of an abandoned bus on the Sushana River inspires him to write which of the following in his journal?

Magic Bus Day

Which of the following does McCandless declare himself a fan of, which is surprising, considering his tastes and beliefs?

Ronald Reagan

Who informs Walt and Billie McCandless of Chris McCandless's fate?

Sam McCandless

Who is the first in the family to find out about Chris's death?

Sam McCandless

What was Christopher McCandless's leadership role at Emory University?

Student newspaper editor

What quality of Chris's does Carine not share?

Distaste for wealth

Who does Krakauer think was most like McCandless?

Everett Ruess

What secret did Walt McCandless keep from his children with Billie McCandless?

He had another family.

How does Wayne Westerberg hear of Christopher McCandless's death?

He hears about it over the radio.

In what season does McCandless go into the wilderness?

Spring

How does Christopher McCandless die in the wild?

Starvation

What do Ronald Franz and Christopher McCandless make together?

A belt

What does Christopher McCandless acquire at the Fairbanks university bookstore?

A book about edible plants

What kind of vehicle does Christopher McCandless live in during his stay in Denali National Park?

A school bus

What first name does Christopher McCandless give to most people he encounters on his journey to Alaska?

Alex

What makes McCandless afraid of water?

Almost drowning in his canoe in Mexico

If McCandless had had a good map with him in Alaska, what might he have seen?

An easy way to cross the Teklanika only half a mile downstream

Why is McCandless's skill at making money surprising?

Because he believes wealth is inherently evil

McCandless's camera is ruined after he

Buries it in the desert

What is Christopher McCandless's sister's name?

Carine McCandless

Who expresses the following: "HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED."

Chris McCandles

What happened when Walt McCandless asked Chris to show him how the computer program worked?

Chris did not want to show him how it works

Which figure does the narrator, Jon Krakauer, say most resembles Christopher McCandless?

Everett Ruess

What secret did Chris discover about his father while visiting El Segundo, California?

He conceived Chris with his current wife while married to someone else.

Why couldn't Christopher McCandless leave Denali National Park?

He couldn't cross a river because of summer flooding.

How does Christopher McCandless finally view his success in killing a moose?

He feels he has killed an animal for nothing because he cannot preserve all its meat.

What job does Christopher McCandless work in Bullhead City, Arizona?

He works at McDonald's.

How does Christopher McCandless meet Wayne Westerberg?

Hitchhiking

What is Christopher McCandless doing when he is first introduced to the reader?

Hitchhiking

What does Ron Franz ask McCandless?

If he can adopt him

Where did Christopher McCandless grow up?

In suburban Virginia

Which of these technologies does Christopher McCandless's father build?

satellite systems

What is Krakauer's obsession in his early twenties?

Mountain Climbing

What was the name of the Alaska glacier climbed by Jon Krakauer?

Devils Thumb

How long is McCandless alone in the wilderness before other humans encounter him?

4 months

Who accompanies Jon Krakauer on his last visit to the site of Christopher McCandless's death?

Christopher McCandless's parents

Why does Ronald Franz take Christopher McCandless into his home?

McCandless reminds Franz of his own son, who is dead.

What is the destination of Christopher McCandless's canoe trip down the Colorado River?

Mexico

What does Billie McCandless leave on the bus 10 months after Chris was discovered there?

Survival supplies and a first-aid kit

What prevents McCandless from leaving the wilderness on his first attempt?

The Teklanika river is uncrossible

What does Jon Krakauer use as the occasion for his final description of Christopher McCandless?

The last photograph McCandless took of himself.

What is the Stampede Trail?

The trail that Christopher McCandless took into Denali National Park

What was the initial plan for the summer after his junior year at Emory, and what did he end up doing that summer?

To take a road trip headed to Guatemala, but changed his mind and drove to Alaska.

What did McCandless do during the summer after his sophomore year at Emory?

Took a job delivering pizza

What book does Christopher McCandless give to Wayne Westerberg?

War and Peace

What does Wayne Westerberg say McCandless liked to drink?

White Russians

Which extracurricular is McCandless involved in at Emory?

Writing for the newspaper

What did he do the next summer, after his freshman year at Emory?

Wrote a computer program for his parents company

What kind of car does Chris drive?

Yellow Datsun

Ronald Franz offers Christopher opportunity to

be adopted

Which of the following does not describe McCandless?

easy going

What did his sister say about his ability to make money?

he was able to make a lot of it

What does McCandless's Alaska journal largely contain?

lists of what he ate

Christopher McCandless leaves the employment of Crazy Ernie because Christopher

never received any pay

What kind of seeds might have poisoned Christopher McCandless?

potato


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