Into the Wild Chapters 7-9

The author and Wayne Westerburg describes Alex as "Nor was Alex endowed with a surefit of common sense." What are some reasons that Wayne said this about McCandless? (multi answer)

• He was short sighted and didn't connect effects and consequences

• He had let some chicken grease rot in a microwave

• He didn't know how to do basic things like clean

• He was lazy

• There were gaps in his thinking process.

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Which relationship that we have studied in the past is most like Alex/Chris and his father?

• Proctor and Parris from The Crucible

• Abi and Parris from The Crucible

• Todd and his father from Dead Poets Society

• Neil and his father from Dead Poets Society

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The following quotes are used to describe Alex/Chris. "I don't recollect Alex ever talking about any girlfriends.", "Chaste as a monk" and "denounced the demands of the flesh". This is used to describe Chris and his apparent chastity and abstinence. Which author was this most closely related to that Alex like to emulate?

• London

• Twain

• Emerson

• Tolstoy

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Chris entertained people with this talent that no one knew he had back in Carthage. What was it?

• telling jokes

• playing piano

• juggling

• playing the saxophone

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What is significant about the end of Chapter 7, when Alex writes to both Wayne and Jan. He says "This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne... and "This is the last communication you shall hear from me."

• His death is Dramatic Irony

• It is Foreshadowing his death.

• It is an example of Author's style

• It is Verbal Irony

What is so significant of Chapter 8 (Alaska) as a whole?

• It is the beginning of the end for Alex's journey

• it is the end of the beginning for Alex's journey

• It reveals his true cause of death.

• It reveals why he had such a problem with his family

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Chapter 8 mentions a quote from a reader, "Why would anyone intending to 'live of the land for a few months' forget Boyscout Rule #1" What is that rule?

• Always pack food

• Always Pack life saving gear

• Be Prepared

• Always pack more than you think you need

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This Chapter has many opinions about Alex. Most of them are Alaskans who find him foolish. How does the author seem to feel? Pick the best quote that reflects the author's view.

• Alex was "kook" who "damn lucky".

• Alex was a tragic hero who "committed big time Hubris".

• Alex was a boy who had gone into the wild "ill-prepared, and had "gone over the edge."

• "idealistic, energetic young boys who overestimated themselves and underestimated the wild"

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In this chapter, Rosellini was compared but mostly contrasted with Alex. But what do they have in common? (multi-answer)

• Smart

• good athletes

• suicidal thoughts

• Familial pain/problems

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John Mallon Waterman is the second person to be contrasted with Alex. What are the similarities between the two. (multi-answer)

• both were seekers of adventure

• both lacked common sense.

• both are mentally unstable

• both had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature

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