Into the Wild Chapter 9

What is the tone (attitude) of Wallace Stegner's comments about Everett Ruess in chapter nine's epigraph?

We might be inclined to laugh at the extravagance of his beauty-worship if there were not something almost magnificent in his single-minded dedication to it.

• tense

• respectful

• depressing

• peaceful

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What alias did Reuss carve on the walls of the canyon?

• Lan Rameau

• NEMO

• W.H. Davies

• Everet Rulan

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What is the main idea of chapter 9?

• Everett Ruess suffered from mental illness that drove him into the wilderness.

• Everett Ruess and Chris McCandless had a similar fascination with the outdoor lifestyle.

• Chris's interest in Everett Ruess led him to take unnecessary risks in the wild.

• Authorities has tried to figure-out how Evertt Ruess died.

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Which of the following best explains why Krakauer refers to the Irish monks at the end of chapter 9?

• Krakauer believes the dedication of Chris and Ruess had toward their way of life reached a spiritual level.

• Krakauer shows the desirability of a monk-like existence for his readers.

• Krakauer is attempting to determine how Everett Ruess and Chris McCandless died.

• Krakauer wants to demonstrate that McCandless and Ruess were both Christians.

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Which man, in your opinion, most closely resembles Chris McCandless?

• Gene Rosellini

• John Mallon Waterman

• Carl McCunn

• Evertt Ruess

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What is the title of chapter 9?

• Davis Gulch

• Alaska

• Reuss

• Colorado River

What is Davis Gulch?

• A valley in Utah surrounded by desert

• Part of the Grand Canyon in Colorado

• Where Everett Ruess disappeared

• An oasis-like gathering place for travelers

What is Krakauer's purpose of including the information about Everett Ruess & the other wanderers in Chapter 9?

• To show that wealthy kids often rebel and strike out on their own with disastrous consequences

• To show that wanderers who prefer to be alone in nature rather than in civilization have been around for centuries

• To show that Chris was inspired by the stories of the pohars that he used to hear from his grandfather

• To make the book long enough to be made into a feature film

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What alias did Reuss carve on the walls of the canyon?

• Alexander Supertramp

• NEMO

• Dory

• White Fang

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In regards to family, how do Ruess and Chris compare?

• Both came from the same area in Virginia

• Both came from wealthy families who care about them

• Both came from poor families who struggled to survive

• Both came from families of famous adventurers such as Lewis and Clark