Into the Wild Ch10-12

Chris's parents had moved, but his step brother was contacted.  After he positively identified Chris, what did he do?

• Contacted Gillien to get more information.
• Drove to Maryland to inform Chris's parents.
• Told his wife that he always knew Chris would end that way.
• Flew to Alaska to claim to body.

What group of Irish people does Krakauer include in Chapter 9?

• The papar monks
• The Highlanders
• St. Patrick monks
• The Riverdancers

How does Krakauer answer Chris's critics?

• He cites several examples of marginal individuals who have died in the Alaskan wilderness, presenting the details of their cases to show that McCandless was not the typical foolish individual.
• He maintains that Chris knew what he was doing and almost made it.
• He challenges anyone to do better than Chris did.
• He shows how Chris would have survived had it not been for an accident.

Although Waterman became something of a local hero, what job did he have in Fairbanks?

• Mechanic
• Dishwasher
• Accountant
• Musician

How do Waterman and McCandless differ?

• Chris was able to make friends, Waterman was socially awkward.
• Chris was afraid of the water and Waterman feared heights.
• Chris burned his money, but Waterman always had money with him.
• Chris was short and Waterman was very tall.

According to the author, 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.

What did Chris's friends do when they first heard about the unidentified hiker found in Alaska?  

• They flew to Alaska to identify the body.
• They notified Chris's family and friends.
• They tried to notify the Alaska State Troopers, but the authorities didn't believe them at firest because of all the responses from the public.
• They did nothing.

How were authorities eventually able to positively identify the hiker as Chris McCandless?

• Jan and Bob contacted the authorities.
• Wayne Westerberg flew to Alaska to identify the body.
• Wayne Westerberg provided a social security number, which checked out as belonging to an individual from Virginia.  
• Chris's half-brother identified the body.

Who was the first family member to be notified of Chris's death?

• His mother, Billie
• His sister, Corine
• His father, Walter
• His brother, Sam

What information does Galiien provide the police?

• That the young man had called himself Alex and had come from South Dakota.

• That Alex's real name was Chris McCandless.

• That Alex was coughing bad when he picked him up.

• That Alex had mentioned a friend named Ron in California.