Into the Wild Chapters 16-18 & Epilogue

In Chapter 16, what is significant about the way Chris travels to Alaska from South Dakota?

• He befriends a man who drives him almost the entire distance

• He takes the bus out of caution, which was unlike him

• He flies to Alaska because the weather is to dangerous to travel by hitchhiking

• He travels west to Seattle and then rides a boat to Alaska

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In Chapter 16, what do we learn about Chris' ability to obtain food during the majority of his stay at the bus that summer?

• He very rarely finds or catches any food during the whole trip

• He breaks into a cabin and raids a large store of food

• He is able to gather and hunt a large amount of food on his own

• He carries in a large amount of food he purchased in a nearby town to make up for the lack of food in the area

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In Chapter 16, Chris seems to have attempted leaving the camp and returning to civilization. What stopped him?

• A raging river high with snow melt

• A sprained ankle he suffered on the hike out

• A snow storm that makes hiking out nearly impossible

• A man he encounters on the way out that makes him feel ashamed for leaving his camp and the wild for the comfort of civilization

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In Chapter 17, what does Krakauer reveal was nearby that could have helped Chris escape the wild on his first attempt.

• An abandoned car

• A nearby cabin with a boat and a snowmobile

• A cable and basket that you can ride across a river

• A ranger outpost with a working telephone and radio

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In Chapter 17, what does Krakauer discover at Chris' camp from a year earlier?

• Locals have removed the bus and any sign of Chris

• Visitors have created a memorial for Chris on the location

• A forest fire has destroyed everything that was at the camp

• All of Chris' possessions are right where he left them

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In Chapter 17, Krakauer compares Chris to several more famous adventurers. Who does he say would have most understood Chris and his motives for the Alaska adventure and others?

• Abraham Lincoln, because of his great ambition to achieve what no other man had achieved before

• Jack London, because they were both excellent writers and loved dogs

• John Muir, because of their often reckless pursuit of experiencing the rawness of nature

• Sir John Franklin, because they both viewed nature as an antagonist to be defeated

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In Chapter 18, what does Krakauer reveal that played a significant role in the decline of Chris' wellbeing toward the end of his time in Alaska?

• Chris took unnecessary risks and was likely to have injured himself

• Chris was not amply prepared for the weather conditions and likely suffered hypothermia

• Chris ate a very lean diet and would have suffered from a calorie deficit over time

• Chris likely suffered from poor mental health after spending so much time alone in the wilderness

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In Chapter 18, what does Krakauer reveal was almost surely the reason that Chris died?

• He was poisoned by unintentionally eating the wrong plant

• He unintentionally ate moldy seeds that poisoned him

• He was attacked by an animal and then could no longer hunt or gather food

• He was living in a region that had little natural resources to sustain a person for an extended stay

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In Chapter 18, what do some locals suggest Chris should have done to save himself that his family knows he would have never attempted?

• Used a radio to call for help

• Start a forest fire to attract rescuers to the area

• Eaten canned food that he found in the bus

• Hunted an endangered species that was plentiful in the area

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In the Epilogue, who finally visits the site of the bus and Chris' death?

• His siblings

• His parents

• The police

• National Park rangers

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