Into the Wild Chapters 1 - 11

What was Chris McCandless' full alias? (The new name he chose after leaving home)

• Chris Supertramp

• Alexander Chris

• Alexander Supertramp

• Alexander McCandless

Alexander/Chris was...

• A loner who wanted to experience the raw, untamed wilderness

• An explorer who wanted to discover new lands and artifacts

• A hermit who never wanted to see anyone or go outside

• A man who valued his family and friends above everything else in life

McCandless’s explorations took him...

• To unplanned places along the way to his goal of Alaska

• To each ocean and lake in American because he found peace near water

• All over America on a detailed and mapped out trip his final destination of Alaska

• To all of the deserts on the West Coast

“An eminent aerospace engineer who designed advanced radar systems for the space shuttle and other high-profile projects” describes

• Alex/Chris McCandless

• Wayne Westerberg

• Carine McCandless (Chris/Alex's sister)

• Walt McCandless (Chris/Alex's dad)

For a short while, McCandless worked in South Dakota for a man named

• Wayne Westerberg

• Gordon Samel

• Ken Tompson

• Ferdie Swanson

True or False: Into the Wild is a fictional story

• True

• False

What would Chris/Alex say adds value to a person's life?

• Living simply/inexpensively and going on unplanned adventures

• Making friends and spending quality time with them

• Appreciating family and seeing them often

• Working towards a stable career and income

After writing about a similar story regarding a young male named Ruess, Krakauer writes, “Ruess was just as romantic as McCandless, if not more so, and equally heedless of personal safety (Krakauer 92).

The word romantic as it is used in the sentence, can best be described as:

• Loving

• Sensitive

• Impractical

• Fancy

Surprisingly, almost everyone who came in contact with McCandless during his travels

• Tried to persuade him to give up his dream and get a real job

• Felt he was being selfish and hurtful to his parents

• Reported his whereabouts to his parents

• Described him as very likeable and made an instant and memorable connection with him

Why does Jon Krakauer include other stories inside of this novel?

• He doesn't.

• He wants the reader to know that Chris wasn't the only one to do this and that he was different from other people.

• He wants the reader to know that this could happen to anyone.

• He wants the reader to know about other people, not just Chris/Alex