Jon Krakauer
Chris McCandless
Places
Characters
Location
100

He grew up at...

Where is Corvallis, Oregon?

100

What did Chris die of?

Chris died off of starvation.

100

What river does Chris canoe down?

What is Colorado River

100

Found Chris beside the road and lead him a ride.

Who is Jim Gallien?

100

The town where Chris McCandless grew up.

What is Annandale, Virginia

200

He graduated from...

Where is Hampshire College?

200

How much money did Chris donate?

$24,000

200

Chris McCandless hikes to...

Where is Sierra Nevada?

200

A forty-one year old who was traveling around the west knick-knacks at flea markets with her boyfriend Bob and picks McCandless up from hitchhiking

Who is Jan Burres?

200

What University did Chris McCandless go to?

Chris McCandless attended Emory University.

300

What was the date of Jon Krakauer's birth?

April 12, 1954

300

Where does Chris travel after Houston?

The Pacific Coast

300

What city does Chris stay in with Wayne Westerberg in South Dakota?

What is Carthage?

300

Owned a grain elevator in Carthage. Also hired McCandless and worked together

Who is Wayne Westerberg?

300

Chris McCandless last location.

What is Alaska.

400

Why would Carine claim that Jon and Chris were very similar?

They both were into the wild.

400

What would Chris regularly eat?

Regularly eats squirrel, spruce grouse, duck, goose, and porcupine.

400

Where does Chris spend some time with Jan Burres and her boyfriend? (Hint: he helped them with the flea market)

Where is The Slabs?

400

Eighty year old man who picks McCandless up hitchhiking, takes a liking to him, and offers to adopt him

Who is Ronald Franz?

400

Where was the bus that Chris McCandless lived in?

K-5 Bus was 20 miles down the Stampede trail.

500

What award did Jon receive?

What is Academy award for literature?

500

Who was the closest person in Chris's life?

Who is Carine?

500

Near what national park does McCandless disappear into the wild?

What is Denali Park?

500

What is one of the names of the men who discover McCandless's body in the bus?

Who is Ken Thompson, Gordon Samel, and Ferdie Swanson

500

Where did Wayne pick up Alex?

Wayne Westerburg picked up McCandless , who was hitchhiking in Montana in the fall of 1990.

M
e
n
u