ITW The Book

What items does Jan Burres try to give Chris, which he leaves behind in their van?

• money

• a camera to replace his destroyed one

• a gun

• warm clothes for Alaska

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How does Jan Burres learn the truth about where "Alex" was really from?

• She finds his driver's license.

• He gives her his real address on a piece of paper.

• She hears him rooting for the Washington Redskins during a football game and asks his about it.

• He leaves a piece of mail behind.

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Where does Chris work when he first moves to Bullhead City?

• a grocery store

• McDonald's

• a bank

• flea market

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Why was the Datsun left by Chris?

• It ran out of gas.
• The engine became wet and he drained the battery trying to start it.
• A flash flood washed into it and swept it away where he couldn't find it.
• While driving through the desert, it became stuck in the sand.

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What did the Park Rangers use the Datsun  for after they found it in the desert and claimed it for the Park?

• An undercover drug vehicle
• As a tour vehicle for the park
• As a scouting vehicle to assess wildlife and plants
• For the Park Director to drive from home to work

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Why aren't there any more pictures or journals from May 1991 - January 1992?

• Alex buried his camera in the ground
• His camera was stolen by vagabonds
• He lost the journal when he was in the canoe
• He chose to stop worrying about it

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What happens on August 10 that alarms Walt and Billie and leaves them frantic?

• Chris got ticketed for hitchhiking, which they later receive in the mail

• Wayne contacted them

• The park ranger tells them about the Datsun

• Chris contacted Carine in secret

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What does Chris complain about in his letter to his sister Carine? (Chapter 3).

• His parents' trip to Paris

• The cost of a college education

• He can't wait to leave for his trip

• His parents want to buy him a new car

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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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The journal McCandless kept in Mexico

• Got lost and wasn’t found until years later
• Revealed heavy drug use
• Showed he had lost track of his goal to make it to Alaska
• Was written in third person as if McCandless was an observer of his own life

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