Part 3 Grab Bag
Why were people critical of Krakauer's article in Outside magazine?
They felt McCandless was a "kook" who was unprepared for Alaska. They didn't think he or his story deserved attention.
True or False: Gene Rosellini grew up poor and learned survival skills as a way of life.
False
A "rubber tramp" who traveled around the West selling knick-knacks.
Jan Burres
Like Waterman and McCunn, he displayed a staggering ______ of common sense.
paucity
What was McCandless's cause of death, as listed in the New York Times article about the unknown hiker found in Alaska?
Starvation
What was Carl McCunn's big mistake?
He forgot to arrange for someone to pick him up from the island at the end of summer.
Wanted to adopt McCandless
Ron Franz
He’d take _____notes, creating a complete record of everything he did during the course of each day.
copious
What significant piece of information did Westerberg give the authorities to help identify McCandless and find his family?
His social security number.
What was the biggest difference between John Waterman and Chris McCandless?
Waterman had a mental disorder, Chris did not.
Tried to talk McCandless out of his plans to live off the land in the Alaska wild.
Jim Gallien
Rosellini appeared to accept the failure of his hypothesis with ________.
equanimity
Who told Walt and Billie about McCandless's death?
Chris's half brother (Sam)
True or False: McCandless's journey was inspired by the journals of Everett Ruess.
False
Lan Rameau
Everett Ruess
The ______ of this and other reports of relatively recent Ruess sightings, needless to say, is extremely suspect.
veracity
Why did the monks, known as papar, risk their lives to cross the ocean from Ireland to Iceland?
According to Ken Sleight's theory, how did Everett Ruess (AKA Lan Rameau) die?
Drowned
Westerberg's girlfriend
Gail Borah
The most strident criticism came in the form of a dense, multipage ______ from Ambler, a tiny Inupiat village on the Kobuk River north of the Arctic Circle.
epistle