Answer All Questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES

Chapter 17 & 18 Questions

Into the Wild

Answer all questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES

1. What was it that kept Chris from returning back to civilization when he tried?

2. Why was the aluminum basket secured to the far end of the line?

3. How does Jon Krakauer manage to get across the river?

4. What did people who wrote to Jon Krakauer about Chris’ death say about him?

5. What are four of the Chris’ items that Jon finds?

6. How is the story of Franklin likened to that of Chris McCandless?

7. For what reason does Roman respect McCandless?

8. What actually caused Chris’ death?

9. What two plants look nearly identical?

10. How do the poison seeds (swainsonine) kill?

11. How might Chris have survived if he had an U.S. Geographical Survey map?

12. What was three hours up river from where McCandless was staying?

13. For what reasons did Forsberg suspect Chris was the vandal?

14. For what reasons did Chris probably choose not to start a forest fire?

15. What are some of the symptoms associated with starvation?

16. Extra Credit: Epilogue who went to visit the site where Chris died?