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While inCalifornia visiting friends in Chapter 12, it is revealed that Chris learns what about his family?

• Chris learns that his mother has been an alcoholic for years

• Chris learns that his parents' business is just a front for a money laundering scheme

• Chris learns that his dad lived a double life and living between two families.

• Chris learns that his father is wanted by the FBI

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How does Chris deal with the anger he feels towards his father's past lies?

• He rebelled against his father and quite often get into verbal alterations with his parents.

• He held all of his anger inside and remained silent

• He became depressed and dropped out of school

• He refused to speak to his father and he was ultimately kicked out of the house

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The summer going into sophomore year of college, Chris works at Domino's Pizza. Why did he choose to work so much?

• he wanted to make a lot of money to buy a new car.

• He wanted to make a lot of money to donate it to charity.

• He didn't care about the money, he just wanted to prove to himself that he 'could' make money if he wanted to.

• His father made him work overtime to help pay his college tuition.

How would you describe the relationship between Chris and his sister, Carine?

• They were very close growing up and were bonded so tight because of the struggles they endured in their household.

• They weren't very close because Chris was isolated and rarely talked to Carine.

• They were close as children, but had a falling out when Chris stole all Carine's college money and donated it to charity.

• They disliked each other very much from early in life.

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In chapter 8, Krakauer shares the stories of three other adventurers from the past. 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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How were authorities eventually able to positively identify the dead hiker as Chris McCandless?

• Jan and Bob contacted the authorities and showed them a picture.

• Billie and Walt McCandless flew to Alaska to identify the body.

• Wayne Westerberg provided a social security number from old records, which proved to be Chris's.

• They found the note on the bus door that had his full name.

Like Chris, which family member shared a special bond with the wilderness and lived on the outs of society?

• His grandfather Loren

• His cousin Trisha

• His half-brother Sam

• His nephew Everett

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Which sport did Chris excel in during high school?

• Tennis

• Cross Country

• Baseball

• LaCrosse

Why did Chris willingly fail his Physics class in high school?

• Because he hated the teacher.

• Because he had it first period and rarely attended.

• Because he didn't like the way the lab reports were to be written up.

• Because his father did well in Physics when in high school.

What was noticeably different about Chris from his freshman to senior year at Emory University?

• He became much more outgoing and involved in athletics.

• He became more introverted and kept to himself; almost cold.

• He started taking better care of himself and became physically fit.

• He finally decided on his path in life; he was going to become a doctor.

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