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Into the Wild Test Questions With Correct
Answers.
What is purpose of the Author's note? - answer✔Describes how Krakauer got started w chris's
story- first just an article- was short because of deadline but wanted to know more- was restless
about his story
Saw many parallels between his life and chris's
Sets up what book will talk about-- all research he did on chris, describe how harsh wilderness is,
talk about father son relationships
Gives overview of chris- his intensity
His death created more mail after article than any in the papers history
Set up two ways that people see chris- arrogant vs.admirable
What are Krakauer's credentials for writing Into the Wild? - answer✔Had already written an
article on him for outside magazine- editor asked him to-- had done a lot of research
What is the personal history of Chris McCandless? - answer✔Went to emory university-
graduated with honors
Raised in upper class virgina
After hearing of dads death- donated money, changed name, abandoned car,
What is the purpose of the quoted material at the start of Chapter One? - answer✔Note from
chris- foreshadowing his death- shows chris excitment about journey
Who is Alex? - answer✔An alias Chris created to use when hitchhiking- chris's new identity
Who is Jim Gallien, and how did he meet McCandless? - answer✔How did he meet: Spotted
Chris as a hitchhiker (Chris introduced himself as Alex)
Jim: union electrician
Good hunter and woodsman
The guy who drops Chris at the start of his journey
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What was Gallien's assessment of McCandless? - answer✔Sees that Chris does not have enough
supplies that will last him several months
What kind of advice did Gallien give McCandless? - answer✔He said the hunting was not easy
where is was going - going days without hunting (trying to scare Chris out of it)
Gallien told Chris to get hunting license
What was McCandless's response to Gallien's offer? - answer✔Wasn't afraid running out of food
Didn't care about government or wanting to get shooting license
What did McCandless give Gallien, and what was McCandless's behavior toward the older man?
- answer✔All his extra money
Watch
Comb
Liked the older man the more he got to know him but also standoffish and didn't want to hear
advice
What did Gallien give McCandlesst - answer✔Rubber boots
Phone number
Plus the food Gallien's wife made for him
Why did Gallien decide not alert the authorities about McCandless? - answer✔Figured he be
okay and figured he would get hungry and walk out "like any other normal person would do"
Gallien's statement that McCandless would "probably get hungry pretty quick and just walk out
to the highway. That's what any normal person would do," is an example of the literary device of
irony. What is ironic about the statement? - answer✔Bc Chris McCandless is not normal, and
that is what he was thought to have been
Why would Krakauer include a quote from another author (jack London) as the heading for this
chapter? (chapter 2) - answer✔It shows that nature is ruler and sets the mood for the chapter, as
well as the topic. Also to be considered is the fact that Jack London was one of the writers that
inspired Chris to go on his journey.
Graffiti that was carved in a piece of wood at the sight of where McCandless died
Foreshadowing how brutal the woods really are
What is the purpose of the detailed descriptions of Mt. McKinley, Denali, and the Stampede
Trail? - answer✔*Chris' death and were the last things around him when he died. Giving a
detailed account of these places helps us to better put ourselves in Chris's place.
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Purpose: to show that the trials are connected w each other
Stampede Trail then became road then the Company Yutan Construction was working on the
roads and then left one bus for backcountry shelter
Denali expanded and contains now first half of Stampede trail
How does Krakauer know that in 1992, "six people in three separate parties happened to visit the
remote vehicle on the same afternoon"? - answer✔Interviewed them and they were talking about
how hard the river was too cross
ALSO were the people who found Chris in the bus (all appeared to the sight differently not
connected)
What was considered to be the cause of Chris McCandless's death? - answer✔Starvation
How did the police know the boy was that of Chris McCandless? - answer✔Took his photos he
had taken of himself to identify him
Ototopsy
*his signature had been on the SOS note and the photos include self portraits
Who is Wayne Westerberg? - answer✔Wayne is a hyperkinetic who owns two grain elevators
and a combine crew. When Wayne met McCandless, he felt as if he had to take Alex under his
wing INTRIGUED BY HIM . He also had a whole range of talents including farming, welding,
business, mechanics, piloting, computer programming, and electronics repair. Chris and Wayne
became very close friends during their short time together.
Pulled over for chris when he was a hitchhiker
Describe Westerberg's first encounter with McCandless, including the hospitality Mccandless
was offered? - answer✔Hospitality: westerberg offers him food and cooked dinner + said he
could take Chris down the road but didn't want to leave him and then Westerberg offered for him
to stay w him at his house
The terms leather tramp and rubber tramp qualify as examples of local color. What culture do
they describe, and what is the difference between rubber tramps and leather tramps? -
answer✔They describe a life of living on the edge, basically vagabonds. Rubber tramps are
wanderers who have vehicles; leather tramps are wanderers who do not.
When does Westerberg encounter McCandless again? - answer✔A couple weeks later, and gives
him a job on the grain elevator, and rents him a room
What kind of worker was McCandless, and how did Westerberg evaluate him? - answer✔Hardest
worker i have ever seen
Did all the dirty work and never quit, extremely ethical and high standards
Into the Wild Test Questions With Correct
Answers.
What is purpose of the Author's note? - answer✔Describes how Krakauer got started w chris's
story- first just an article- was short because of deadline but wanted to know more- was restless
about his story
Saw many parallels between his life and chris's
Sets up what book will talk about-- all research he did on chris, describe how harsh wilderness is,
talk about father son relationships
Gives overview of chris- his intensity
His death created more mail after article than any in the papers history
Set up two ways that people see chris- arrogant vs.admirable
What are Krakauer's credentials for writing Into the Wild? - answer✔Had already written an
article on him for outside magazine- editor asked him to-- had done a lot of research
What is the personal history of Chris McCandless? - answer✔Went to emory university-
graduated with honors
Raised in upper class virgina
After hearing of dads death- donated money, changed name, abandoned car,
What is the purpose of the quoted material at the start of Chapter One? - answer✔Note from
chris- foreshadowing his death- shows chris excitment about journey
Who is Alex? - answer✔An alias Chris created to use when hitchhiking- chris's new identity
Who is Jim Gallien, and how did he meet McCandless? - answer✔How did he meet: Spotted
Chris as a hitchhiker (Chris introduced himself as Alex)
Jim: union electrician
Good hunter and woodsman
The guy who drops Chris at the start of his journey
, ©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024/2025
What was Gallien's assessment of McCandless? - answer✔Sees that Chris does not have enough
supplies that will last him several months
What kind of advice did Gallien give McCandless? - answer✔He said the hunting was not easy
where is was going - going days without hunting (trying to scare Chris out of it)
Gallien told Chris to get hunting license
What was McCandless's response to Gallien's offer? - answer✔Wasn't afraid running out of food
Didn't care about government or wanting to get shooting license
What did McCandless give Gallien, and what was McCandless's behavior toward the older man?
- answer✔All his extra money
Watch
Comb
Liked the older man the more he got to know him but also standoffish and didn't want to hear
advice
What did Gallien give McCandlesst - answer✔Rubber boots
Phone number
Plus the food Gallien's wife made for him
Why did Gallien decide not alert the authorities about McCandless? - answer✔Figured he be
okay and figured he would get hungry and walk out "like any other normal person would do"
Gallien's statement that McCandless would "probably get hungry pretty quick and just walk out
to the highway. That's what any normal person would do," is an example of the literary device of
irony. What is ironic about the statement? - answer✔Bc Chris McCandless is not normal, and
that is what he was thought to have been
Why would Krakauer include a quote from another author (jack London) as the heading for this
chapter? (chapter 2) - answer✔It shows that nature is ruler and sets the mood for the chapter, as
well as the topic. Also to be considered is the fact that Jack London was one of the writers that
inspired Chris to go on his journey.
Graffiti that was carved in a piece of wood at the sight of where McCandless died
Foreshadowing how brutal the woods really are
What is the purpose of the detailed descriptions of Mt. McKinley, Denali, and the Stampede
Trail? - answer✔*Chris' death and were the last things around him when he died. Giving a
detailed account of these places helps us to better put ourselves in Chris's place.
, ©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024/2025
Purpose: to show that the trials are connected w each other
Stampede Trail then became road then the Company Yutan Construction was working on the
roads and then left one bus for backcountry shelter
Denali expanded and contains now first half of Stampede trail
How does Krakauer know that in 1992, "six people in three separate parties happened to visit the
remote vehicle on the same afternoon"? - answer✔Interviewed them and they were talking about
how hard the river was too cross
ALSO were the people who found Chris in the bus (all appeared to the sight differently not
connected)
What was considered to be the cause of Chris McCandless's death? - answer✔Starvation
How did the police know the boy was that of Chris McCandless? - answer✔Took his photos he
had taken of himself to identify him
Ototopsy
*his signature had been on the SOS note and the photos include self portraits
Who is Wayne Westerberg? - answer✔Wayne is a hyperkinetic who owns two grain elevators
and a combine crew. When Wayne met McCandless, he felt as if he had to take Alex under his
wing INTRIGUED BY HIM . He also had a whole range of talents including farming, welding,
business, mechanics, piloting, computer programming, and electronics repair. Chris and Wayne
became very close friends during their short time together.
Pulled over for chris when he was a hitchhiker
Describe Westerberg's first encounter with McCandless, including the hospitality Mccandless
was offered? - answer✔Hospitality: westerberg offers him food and cooked dinner + said he
could take Chris down the road but didn't want to leave him and then Westerberg offered for him
to stay w him at his house
The terms leather tramp and rubber tramp qualify as examples of local color. What culture do
they describe, and what is the difference between rubber tramps and leather tramps? -
answer✔They describe a life of living on the edge, basically vagabonds. Rubber tramps are
wanderers who have vehicles; leather tramps are wanderers who do not.
When does Westerberg encounter McCandless again? - answer✔A couple weeks later, and gives
him a job on the grain elevator, and rents him a room
What kind of worker was McCandless, and how did Westerberg evaluate him? - answer✔Hardest
worker i have ever seen
Did all the dirty work and never quit, extremely ethical and high standards
