WorksheetsInto the Wild
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Into the Wild is a/an
autobiography (a book someone writes about themselves)
biography (a book someone writes about someone else)
novel (a made-up story)
historical fiction (a made-up story about a specific time period)
Why can you not always trust an autobiography?
The author might want to make other people look bad.
The author might not remember everything.
Since the author is writing about himself, he has every reason to make himself look good.
All of the above
What's the best way to read a biography or an autobiography?
You should read the text carefully and make up your own mind.
You should believe every word that's written.
You shouldn't believe it at all.
You should think, "I could do a better job!"
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.
Walt is . . .
. . . Alex's dad.
. . . Alex's dog.
. . . related to the Walt who works here.
Carrine is . . .
. . . Alex's cat.
. . . Alex's sister.
. . . Alex's mom.
Jim Gallien . . .
. . . figured Alex would be ok.
. . . gave Alex a ride to the Stampede Trail.
. . . gave Alex a pair of rubber boots.
. . . all of the above.
The Stampede Trail . . .
. . . is getting over-populated now.
. . . is a popular tourist destination.
. . . is really dangerous because it's really remote.
Alex's (Chris') body was discovered . . .
. . . in an abandoned bus.
. . . by the river.
. . . in a cave.
The autopsy concluded that . . .
. . . Alex (Chris) was probably killed in a hunting accident.
. . . Alex (Chris) probably died of starvation.
. . . Alex (Chris) was probably mauled by a bear.
Before going to Alaska, Alex (Chris) worked in . . .
. . . Florida.
. . . North Dakota.
. . . Georgia.
Alex's boss in North Dakota was . . .
. . . Willy Wonka.
. . . Wayne Williams.
. . . Wayne Westerberg.
Before going to Alaska, Alex canoed down to . . .
. . . Mexico.
. . . New Orleans.
. . . Austin.
Why did Alex (Chris) abandon his Datsun?
He didn't abandon it. It was stolen.
The battery died.
He got tired of it.
Chris (Alex) gave his life savings (25,000.00) to . . .
. . . the NRA.
. . . Oxfam.
. . . the Republican Party.
Why did Alex (Chris) burn all his money?
He didn't mean to. It was an accident.
He wanted to be "free."
He had stolen it and he felt bad about that.
Before he went to Alaska, Chris (Alex) worked at . . .
. . . McDonald's.
. . . Subway.
. . . KFC.
