Into The Wild - Whole Book

Chris McCandless was

• An explorer interested in visiting each continent
• A loner who wanted to experience the raw, untamed wilderness
• An antisocial person who despised all of his family
• A mentally disturbed person who took medication to control his disorder.

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McCandless’s explorations took him

• All over the world
• To each ocean and lake in American because he found peace near water
• To unplanned places along the way to his goal of Alaska
• All over America on a detailed and mapped out trip his final destination of Alaska

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Read the sentences from page 4: “Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes in their lives. The bush is an unforgiving place, however, that cares nothing for hope or longing” (Krakauer 4).

The sentences give the implied evidence that

• The author feels Alaska is a perfect place to find peace.

• The author feels that Alaska is the perfect place for misfits.

• The author feels that Alaska is a place to carry out your dreams

• The author feels that Alaska is ruthless

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“An eminent aerospace engineer who designed advanced radar systems for the space shuttle and other high-profile projects” describes

• Chris McCandless
• Carine McCandless
• Wayne Westerburg
• Walt McCandless

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The charity that McCandless donated his savings to is ironic in that

• It was a charity for homeless people
• It was a charity for children from abused families
• It was a charity to feed the hungry
• It was a charity to help families find missing children

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The emotional state of McCandless’s life changed when he learned that

• His parents were getting a divorce
• He was adopted
• His sister was not really his sister
• His dad lived a separate life from what Chris has known

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The author initially believes and reports in Outside Magazine that McCandless died from

• Toxic wild sweet pea seeds
• Toxic mushrooms
• Starvation from not being able to hunt from a leg injury
• Toxic berries

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Walt and Billie McCandless went to the bus where their son died to

• Gather evidence to find out what had happened
• Help plan where the movie would be filmed
• Gather the belonging their son had willed to them
• Try to understand the incident and their son better and to leave a memorial for him

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What was the general consensus about Chris's death in Alaska?

• They thought he was just another foolish boy that had gone unprepared out into the wilderness.
• They thought he was pretty heroic.
• They thought it was a pity he died.
• Nobody thought anything what so ever.

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What name does McCandless go by after leaving Atlanta?

• John
• Chris
• Alex
• Wayne

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