About the Book
These excerpts from other works which appear at the beginning of chapters include key ideas and themes which will appear in that chapter.
What are epigraphs?
This person developed a strong attachment to Chris and offered to adopt him as his grandson.
Who is Ronald Franz?
Chris was found dead in this which was made for him by his mother.
What is a sleeping bag?
After high school graduation, Chris drove to the Pacific and his parents asked him to do this while on that trip?
What is call home every three days?
In July 1992, Billie McCandless woke in the middle of the night after dreaming her son had said these words to her.
What is "Mom! Help me!"?
This author uses a variety of these to research Chris' journey including interviews with those who knew Chris, letters from Chris, Chris' journals, and family documents and artifacts.
Who is Jon Krakauer?
This person waved a curtain rod and a sleeping bag like a flag in order to gain the attention of a pilot.
Who is Jon Krakauer?
This musical instrument was a gift from his father to his mother shortly after he was born.
What is a guitar?
After the trip to the Pacific Ocean after his senior year, Chris returned home very thin because of this.
What is dehydration? or What is get stuck in the desert and become dehydrated?
When visiting Ronald Franz for a second time, McCandless says, “We’ll talk about it when I get back from Alaska, Ron” in response to this request?
Krakauer first wrote about Chris in this magazine.
What is Outsider?
Walt McCandless' first wife with whom he continued a relationship even after starting a family with his second wife.
Who is Marcia McCandless?
After spending time with Ronald Franz, McCandless decorates this object with symbols representing parts of his travels.
What is a leather belt?
Following his death, Carine and her mother both did this after learning Chris had died of starvation.
What is lose a lot of weight?
Chris complains to this person about his parents saying, “I can’t believe they’d try and buy me a car.”
Who is his sister Carine?
Krakauer writes about his solo expedition to this oddly named place.
What is Devil's Thumb?
This person was able to provide investigators with Chris' social security number.
Who is Wayne Westerberg?
Chris' mode of transportation into Mexico.
What is a canoe?
When Chris and Ronald Franz first meet, Chris tells the old man he is camping at this SPECIFIC location.
What is Oh-My-God Hot Springs?
Chris writes a postcard to this person saying, “If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t ever hear from me again I want you to know you’re a great man. I now walk into the wild.”
Who is Wayne Westerberg?
What household items did Krakauer tie together in order to presumably keep him from falling into a crevice?
What are curtain rods?
This person was responsible for telling Walt and Billie McCandless that Chris was found dead.
Who is Sam McCandless?
What object is being described in this quote: "Over the next three years the Park Service used _______ to make undercover drug buys that led to numerous arrests in the crime-plagued national recreation area"?
What is Chris' yellow Datsun?
Chris helps Jan Burres sell books at this colorful desert location in the California Badlands.
What is The Slabs? or What is Slab City?
Upon learning of Chris' death, this person declares, “Chris isn’t dead.”
Who is his sister Carine?