Into the Wild Test UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is purpose of the Author's note? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Note from chris- foreshadowing his death- shows chris excitment about
journey
Who is Alex? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An alias Chris created to use when hitchhiking-
chris's new identity
Who is Jim Gallien, and how did he meet McCandless? - CORRECT 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
What was Gallien's assessment of McCandless? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sees that Chris
does not have enough supplies that will last him several months
What kind of advice did Gallien give McCandless? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Rubber boots
Phone number
Plus the food Gallien's wife made for him
Why did Gallien decide not alert the authorities about McCandless? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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.
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"? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Starvation
How did the police know the boy was that of Chris McCandless? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is purpose of the Author's note? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Note from chris- foreshadowing his death- shows chris excitment about
journey
Who is Alex? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An alias Chris created to use when hitchhiking-
chris's new identity
Who is Jim Gallien, and how did he meet McCandless? - CORRECT 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
What was Gallien's assessment of McCandless? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sees that Chris
does not have enough supplies that will last him several months
What kind of advice did Gallien give McCandless? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Rubber boots
Phone number
Plus the food Gallien's wife made for him
Why did Gallien decide not alert the authorities about McCandless? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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.
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"? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Starvation
How did the police know the boy was that of Chris McCandless? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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.
