QUIZ Ch 2-3 Into the Wild

What is the name of the trail where Chris McCandless abandoned his car and started his journey into the wild?

• The Yukon Trail

• The Chilkoot Trail

• The Stampede Trail

• The Denali Trail

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What name did McCandless give himself as he departed Carthage?

• Alexander McCandless

• Christopher Trampster

• Tolstoy

• Alexander Supertramp

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Which item was not true in the Ch 3 description of McCandless?

• Loud voice

• Stringy physique

• Arresting eyes

• Sudden smile

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Which is a false statement about what we learn in Ch 3?

• Chris announced to his family he would no longer receive or give gifts.

• He loved his beat up, low value Toyota Sienna.

• He finished college with $24,000 in his account.

• Chris’s parents visited him after college graduation and found he’d disappeared.

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After McCandless writes his parents about his final college grades, which item is true?

• They reward him with a new car.

• Wayne throws a better celebration party.

• They arrange to visit him in Carthage.

• They never hear from him again.

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Who was Wayne Westerberg?

• A truck driver who gave Chris a ride to Carthage

• A farmer who gave Chris special jobs for his loyalty

• A grain elevator operator who hired Chris

• A fellow ag worker from Carthage who helped Chris land the job

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How did Wayne Westerberg describe Chris’s work ethic?

• Lazy but intelligent

• Tireless and eager to learn

• Reluctant and unskilled

• Distracted and easily bored

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Wayne praised Chris: “He was what you'd call extremely ______. He set pretty high standards for himself. You could tell right away that Alex was intelligent.”

• ETHICAL

• EDUCATED

• DRIVEN

• PROUD

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Chapter 3 ends with an overview statement about McCandless that basically states...

• Carthage showed him he was capable and unstoppable.

• His family’s wealth became something to flee.

• With college and his parent’s plan completed, he now felt free to reinvent himself.

• Wayne had become the person he trusted most in the world.

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All of the following are true except one:

• Chris took a course studying African injustices and hunger

• He spent a summer serving in Africa.

• He donated all his savings to charities dedicated to hunger programs

• His own life connects to hunger studies.

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