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WorksheetsInto the WIld: 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
McCandless rarely speaks about his family, but when he does who does he talk about?
His sister
His father
His mother
His dog
On McCandless's last day in Carthage, what hidden talent does he reveal?
He is a good dancer
He plays the guitar
He is a good piano player
He drinks liquor like water
How do the readers of Outsider magazine react to Krakauer's article about McCandless?
They criticize him for glorifying his death.
They commend him for writing a great story.
They criticize him for providing morbid details of his death.
They praise his accurate portrayal of a heroic young man.
A foil character emphasizes the characteristics of another character.
True
False
Why does Krakauer include the stories of Rosselini and Waterman?
to prove that McCandless was emotionally unbalanced, like Rosselini and Waterman
to show that all young men who live in the wild end up dead
to emphasize that McCandless was not the only man drawn to the vastness of the wild
None of the above
Who is Everett Ruess?
McCandless' friend from high school
A young man that died in Davis Gulch after living alone in the wild
A colleague of Krakauer
A young man who also hitchhiked across the country
In what ways was Chris McCandless an entrepreneur?
He grew and sold vegetables door-to-door.
He started a neighborhood copy business.
He was a successful teenage salesman.
All of the above
Krakauer includes an epigraph in Ch. 12 of a Henry David Thoreau passage that McCandless had highlighted in his book. What word did McCandless hand-write at the top of the page?
Money
Love
Truth
Power
Why was Chris so angry with his father Walt?
His father had a secret relationship with his ex-wife and fathered another child with her.
His father was an alcoholic.
His father made Chris attend college.
His father physically and emotionally abused his mother.
Chris confronted his father and mother after finding out their secret.
True
False
What did McCandless name his Alaskan adventure?
Awesome Alaska Adventure
Great Alaskan Odyssey
Epic Wilderness Journey
Turbid Ebb and Flow
What animal was McCandless' biggest kill?
Bear
Caribou
Moose
Whale
How did Chris feel after killing his biggest kill?
Elated
Remorseful
Apathetic
Sad
Jon Krakauer claims that Chris was ill-prepared and that is why he died.
True
False
What realization/epiphany does Chris come to at the end of his journey?
Happiness is only real when shared.
It is better to be in complete isolation.
Civilization ruins individuality.
Forgiveness is essential to happiness.
