Chris McCandless
What kind of car did McCandless abandon?
Datson
How long had Chris been dead before he was found
2 1/2 weeks
"Greetings from Fairbanks! This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne."
Chris McCandless
What companion did Chris want to take with him on his travels?
Buck
How many siblings did Chris McCandless have?
8
What did McCandless hate wearing?
socks
What was his cause of death determined by the autopsy?
Starvation
"I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life."
Leo Tolstoy
Where did Chris say to his parents he could go after doing well at Emory?
Harvard Law
What was the final trail the McCandless took called?
The Stampede Trail
What was Chris arrested for?
(Hint: it happened twice)
He was caught crossing the boarder from Mexico without documentation.
He was caught by a bull while trying to sneak onto a train
How much did Chris weigh when his body was found?
67 pounds
"The desert is the environment of revelation, genetically and physiologically alien, sensorily austere, esthetically abstract historically inimical ..."
Paul Shepard
What gift did McCandless give to Westerberg before leaving town the first time?
a 1942 edition of "War and Peace"
What three things did the investigators take from the bus when they removed Chris's body?
Camera with rolls of film, the SOS note, and a diary
On his road trip after graduation from high school, where did Chris almost die?
The Mojave Desert
Who was the first to find Chris's body?
"A guy and a girl from Anchorage"
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth"
Henry David Thoreau
What did Chris give his mother for their last mothers day together?
(after his college graduation, right before leaving)
Candy, flowers, and a sentimental card
What three countries does McCandless see on his journey?
The United States, Mexico, and Canada
How long did McCandless stay in Nevada?
2 months
How was Chris's body eventually removed and taken to Anchorage?
A police helicopter
"There was some books ... One was Pilgrim's Progress, about a man that left his family, it didn't say why. I read considerable in it now and then. The statements was interesting, but tough."
Mark Twain
What essay by Henry David Thoreau does Krakeur mention throughout the book in relation to Chris's ideology?
"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"
Where did Chris abandon his car?
Detrital Wash