Into the Wild Chapter 17

It is really easy for hitchhikers to get rides on the Alaska Highway.

• True
• False

Alex told Stuckey that he planned to spend the summer

• working for his father.
• traveling in Europe.
• working at McDonalds.
• living in the wild.

Alex wanted to go visit the local university to 

• finish his law degree.
• study flora and fauna, the edible plants in the area.
• study how to hunt.
• find someone who would go on his trip with him.

Stuckey begged Alex to 

• call his parents.
• write down his trip itinerary.
• go to church and get "right with God."
• get a cell phone so he could call for help if he needed to.

What did Krakauer have at the river that McCandless did not?  

• a compass
• a camera
• a topographic map
• a boat

What did Krakauer and his team find downriver?

• a boat
• a cabin
• a cable that crosses the river
• McCandless's remains

Why did McCandless get rid of his map?

• He never had a map; this is a trick question.
• The map was incorrect.
• It was a map of California, not Alaska.
•  He wanted to find his own way.

Why are the critics in Alaska so hard on McCandless?  

• He reminds people of their former selves.
• They know better and think he should've as well.
• He refused advice/equipment.
• All of the above.

What happened when McCandless killed the moose?

• He was able to preserve all the meat, and he ate it over the course of the summer.
• He ate some of it and left the rest for the wolves.
• He cured the meat incorrectly, making it inedible.
• He shared it with some hunters he met.

Why was McCandless able to get to the bus in April, but not able to get back to the road in June?

• He lost his map and couldn't find the way back.
• He took a detour to go exploring, and got lost.
• The beaver ponds previously frozen had thawed, and the river was too deep to cross.
• McCandless didn't really want to leave the bus.