Into the Wild Introduction

Chris McCandless decided to . . .

• . . . fight for environmental justice.

• . . . leave everything and go to North Dakota.

• . . . leave everything and go to Alaska.

• . . . fight for racial justice.

Chris McCandless changed his name to . . .

• . . . Alex Whereami.

• . . . Alex Smith.

• . . . Alex Supertramp.

What is the new name that Chris McCandless takes when he goes on his adventure?

• Alexander Supertramp

• Jan Burres

• Ronald Franz

Chris McCandless was

• An explorer interested in visiting each continent

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

• An antisocial person who despised all of his family

• A mentally disturbed person who took medication to control his disorder.

Describe Chris McCandless's encounter with Jim Gallien in Chapter 11.

• Gallien offers Chris a job

• Gallien gives Chris a ride and warns him about the dangers of the wilderness

• Gallien asks Chris to join him on a hunting trip

• Gallien sells supplies to Chris at a discount

What does Krakauer suggest about Chris's mindset as he approaches his journey's end in Chapter 11?

• He is filled with regret and longing for his family

• He is at peace with his decision to live in the wild

• He is anxious and unsure about his future

• He is desperate to return to civilization

Read the sentences from page 4: “Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes in their lives. The bush is an unforgiving place, however, that cares nothing for hope or longing” (Krakauer 4).

The sentences give the implied evidence that

• The author feels Alaska is a perfect place to find peace.

• The author feels that Alaska is the perfect place for misfits.

• The author feels that Alaska is a place to carry out your dreams

• The author feels that Alaska is ruthless

Which statement or example best refutes the notion that McCandless was “mentally disturbed?”

• The example Krakauer gives of a similar male named McCunn who “neglected to arrange for the pilot to fly him back to civilization at summer’s end” (81).

• The examples Krakauer gives of a similar male named Waterman who “committed himself to the Anchorage Psychiatric Institute but left after two weeks, convinced there was a conspiracy….then…he launched yet another solo attempt on Denali” (79).

• “Like Rosellini and Waterman, McCandless was a seeker and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature” (Krakauer 85).

• “But unlike Waterman, McCandless wasn’t mentally ill. And unlike McCunn, he didn’t go into the bush assuming someone would automatically appear to save [him] (Krakauer 85).

What was Chris McCandless's primary motivation for going into the wild?

• To escape his family and societal expectations

• To find a new job in Alaska

• To write a book about his experiences

• To join a community of like-minded adventurers

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole