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Which two literary figures were at the forefront of the Transcendentalist movement?

• Jon Krakauer and Chris McCandless

• Leo Tolstoy and Jack London

• Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Everett Ruess and John Waterman

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A short quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter.

• euphemism
• epigraph
• epithet
• summary

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Krakauer includes the author's note for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• To let the reader to know the book is a reconstruction of actual events researched over the course of a year

• To explain that he found the events personally compelling

• To explain the process by which he decided to write the novel

• To criticize McCandless for pursuing dangerous goals that ultimately lead to his death

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What gives Jon Krakauer authority to write this novel?

• He was Chris's best friend

• He spent a year on the Stampede Trail

• He originally wrote an article in Outside Magazine and has researched Chris's death

• He loves the outdoors and is an experienced mountaineer

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Jon Krakauer is an impartial biographer.

• True

• False

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Where is Chris when the novel begins?

• Yukon
• Anchorage
• Fairbanks
• Atlanta

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Gallien was concerned about McCandless when he dropped him off for several reasons.  What was NOT one of those reasons?

• Rifle caliber was not powerful enough
• Boots were not high quality enough
• Did not have enough food or the right equipment
• Did not have any money

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Why were there junked busses on the Stampede Trail?

• They were left during construction

• They were used to spy on wanderers like Chris

• Alaska holds huge landfills

• It was a busy area and people needed transportation

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The name of the trail McCandless followed was 

• The Appalachian 
• The Stampede Trail
• The Oregon Trail
• The Pacific Coast Trail

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Within his family, he was closest to

• His mother, Bille
• His sister, Carine
• His father, Walt
• He wasn’t close to any of his family members

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