Into the Wild: Chapters 7-13 Review

Match the character to the description below.

Born in 1914 to a middle-class family that lived primarily in Southern California. He renamed himself, choosing the name “Nemo,” or “no one,” and sought to remove himself from society in favor of an ascetic or pilgrim’s life.

• John Mallon Waterman

• Everett Ruess

• Carl McCunn

• Gene Rosellini

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

Match the character to the description below.

A master climber who had suffered psychiatric breakdown at different points in his life, he died while attempting to summit Denali, one of the most difficult peaks in the world.

• John Mallon Waterman

• Everett Ruess

• Carl McCunn

• Gene Rosellini

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

Match the character to the description below.

Wealthy and intelligent, this man accumulated several credit hours in college and then became an exercise fanatic. He killed himself just before embarking on his plan to live out of his backpack for the rest of his life.

• John Mallon Waterman

• Everett Ruess

• Carl McCunn

• Gene Rosellini

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Match the character to the description below.

A thirty-five-year-old amateur photographer, he wanted to shoot pictures of wildlife. He neglected to arrange for a pilot to fly him back to civilization at summer's end, and eventually starved to death.

• John Mallon Waterman

• Everett Ruess

• Carl McCunn

• Gene Rosellini

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

the attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work’s central theme or subject

• Mood

• Tone

• Thesis Statement

• Epigraph

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

the emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader

• Mood

• Tone

• Thesis Statement

• Epigraph

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

A sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay

• Mood

• Tone

• Thesis Statement

• Epigraph

A short quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter

• Mood

• Tone

• Thesis Statement

• Epigraph

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Where are thesis statements placed within an essay?

• the last sentence of the introductory paragraph

• the first sentence of the introductory paragraph

• the first sentence of the closing paragraph

• the last sentence of the closing paragraph

The last thing I saw was my alarm clock flashing 12:07 before she pushed her long rotting nails through my chest, her other hand muffling my screams.

I sat upright, relieved it was only a dream, but as I saw my alarm clock read 12:06, I heard my closet door creak open.

Which word best describes the tone of this story?

• ominous

• apathetic

• silly

• tranquil

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4