Into The Wild Chapters 5 and 6

What is the environment of revelation in the desert?

• All of the above

• Sensorily austere

• Genetically and physiologically alien

• Esthetically abstract

What is the significance of the desert sky?

• It is encircling and majestic

• It is terrible

• All of the above

• It is infinitely vaster than that of rolling countryside and forest lands

Why have the leaders of great religions sought the desert?

• None of the above

• To avoid the historical inimicality of the desert

• To find therapeutic and spiritual values of retreat

• To escape reality

Where was the bear-paw poppy found?

• Nowhere else in the world

• In the redwood forests of the Pacific shore

• In the mountains north of Kingman

• In an isolated corner of the Mojave Desert

What did the National Park Service rangers find in Detrital Wash?

• A wildflower

• An endangered species

• A hidden treasure

• An abandoned car

What did Chris McCandless do with the abandoned car?

• He sold it as a used rental car

• He burned it

• He hid it under a tarp

• He tried to start the engine

Why did Chris McCandless abandon the car?

• To test his survival skills

• To avoid fines and legal trouble

• To have a big old adventure

• To shed unnecessary baggage

What did Chris McCandless do with his remaining money?

• He used it to buy food

• He burned it

• He donated it to charity

• He buried it

Where did McCandless hitchhike to after leaving California?

• Montana

• Cascade Range

• Columbia River basin

• Idaho panhandle

What did McCandless decide to buy in Topock, Arizona?

• Secondhand aluminum canoe

• Secondhand bicycle

• Secondhand camping gear

• Secondhand fishing rod