Into the Wild Quiz #2

In what season does McCandless go into the wilderness?

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

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What makes McCandless afraid of water?

• a flash flood almost drowns him in the Mojave Desert

• falling into the ocean as a yong child

• almost drowning in his canoe in Mexico

• drinking bad water that makes him sick in Alaska

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Which of the following does McCandless declare himself a fan of, which is surprising, considering his tastes and beliefs?

• Tolstoy

• Jack London

• George H. W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

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What seems to lead to McCandless's total separation from his parents?

• his discovery of his father's secret past

• their divorce

• their graduation gift of a car

• their pushing to go to law school

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What does McCandless do the summer after his sophomore year of college?

• drive to Mexico

• deliver pizzas

• volunteer at a homeless shelter

• camp in Alaska

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What do we know McCandless comes to regret deeply?

• not telling his parents where he is

• killing the moose

• not brining more food with him to the wilderness

• trying to shoot a bear with his small gun

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What prevents McCandless from leaving the wilderness on his first attempt?

• He decided he can't handle readjusting to society

• The Teklanika River is uncrossable

• He gets to weak from food poisoning

• Leo Tolstoy

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Why does McCandless end up staying at the bus, rather than keeping on the move?

• After seeing a lot of grizzlies, he doesn't want to sleep unprotected

• After killing the moose he has too much meat to carry with him, and doesn't want to waste it

• The boggy ground makes for very slow going

• He has trouble orienting himself, and is worried about getting lost

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Who is most likely responsible for McCandless's death?

• eating moose meat that had gone bad

• mistaking poisonous sweet pea roots for edible potato roots

• poisonous mold on potato seeds he ate

• poisonous potato seeds

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How does Krakauer cross the Teklanika?

• he crosses it when it's frozen

• he uses an amphibious vehicle

• a cable running across the river

• he wades it through it

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