Into the Wild test 3

What is the author's name of "Into the Wild"?

• Chris McCandless
• Jon Krakauer
• Sean Penn
• None of the Above

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

• providing them with McCandless’s social security number.

• sending the troopers a picture of the two of them together.

• giving the story to Paul Harvey to air on the radio.

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Who is Carine McCandless?

• She is Chris's mom who had a dream about Chris in trouble.

• She is Chris's sister who he really cared about even though he didn't keep in touch with.

• She is Walt's first wife.

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According to the author, what did Chris have in common with other unsuccessful adventurers?

• They all left society to live off the land for a while.
• They were all fascinated with  nature.
• They were over-confident and under prepared, and that led to their demise.
• All of the above.

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Both Mc Candless and Ruess followed  ____

• Their dreams
• A map
• A girl they liked
• A red balloon

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Chris realized that his best sport in high school was what?

• Tennis
• Cross Country
• Baseball
• LaCrosse

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The one family member who shared an affinity with Chris for the wilderness is whom?

• Loren
• Trisha
• Sam
• Everett

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Why does Jon Krakauer include other stories inside of this novel?

• He doesn't.
• He wants the reader to know that Chris wasn't the only one to do this and that he was different from other people.
• He wants the reader to know about other people.
• He wants the reader to know that this could happen to anyone. 

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Why were many Alaskans critical of the author's article in Outside magazine?

• They believe that Krakauer did not investigate the story thoroughly enough before it was published in the magazine.

• They believed Chris was a "greenhorn" and a "kook" who went unprepared into the Alaskan wilderness and thought he was undeserving of the attention Krakauer gave him in the article

• Critics thought the author was sensationalizing the McCandless story for his own gain, taking advantage of the unfortunate boy's situation

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about Gene Rosellini, the Mayor of Hippie Cove?

• Rosellini died after attempting to walk around the world with only the supplies he could carry on his back

• Rosellini was attempting to live the life of a Stone Age man

• Rosellini left a promising academic career to live a squatter-like existence at Hippie Cove

• He came from an impoverished background and learned survival skills as a way of life as a young boy

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