Into the Wild Final Review

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.

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

What is the meaning of the underlined word as it is used in the sentence?

• Skilled

• Pleasant

• Rebellious

• Happy

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).

After writing about a similar story regarding a young male named Ruess, Krakauer writes, “Ruess was just as romantic as McCandless, if not more so, and equally heedless of personal safety (Krakauer 92).

The word romantic as it is used in the sentence, can best be described as:

• Loving

• Impractical

• Tender

• Fancy

Remarkably, almost everyone who came in contact with McCandless during his travels

• Tried to persuade him to give up his dream and get a real job

• Reported his whereabouts to his parents

• Felt he was being selfish and hurtful to his parents

• Described him as very likeable and made an instant and memorable connection with him

The emotional state of McCandless’s life changed when he learned that

• His parents were getting a divorce

• He was adopted

• His sister was not really his sister

• His dad lived a separate life from what Chris has known

Read this note: S.O.S. I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am alone, this is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you.

The tone of this note can best be described as:

• Overdramatic

• Exciting

• Desperate

• Content

What is the primary theme explored in Jon Krakauer's 'Into the Wild'?

• A) The dangers of isolation

• B) The beauty of nature

• C) The importance of family

• D) The pursuit of happiness

Which literary device is predominantly used in the narrative of 'Into the Wild'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Foreshadowing

• C) Irony

• D) Personification