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100

What is the name of the traveler that had concerns about "Alex's" readiness to take on the wild?

Jim Gallien

100

Where does Chris go to try to survive on his own in the wild?

The Alaskan wilderness

100

What is the name of Chris' mother?

Billie McCandless

100

What does McCandless do with the remaining $24,000 in his college fund?

He donates it to the charity OXFAM.

200

What was Carine's relationship to Chris?

Sister

200

What did Chris discover about his father while he was traveling out west?

He was cheating on Chris' mother by maintaining a relationship with his first wife and other children.

200

What is Chris' half-brother's name?

Sam McCandless

200

What did Gallien think would happen to Chris?

He would get hungry and come back to civilization "like any other normal person would do".

300

Who offers Chris a job in South Dakota?

Wayne Westerberg

300

To what did Chris McCandless rename himself?(full name)

Alexander Supertramp

300

What is the name of the 20-year-old who Krakauer believes shared similar motives with Cris?

Everett Ruess

300

Books by which writer could potentially have contributed to Chris' infatuation with the wilderness?

Jack London

400

What was the name of Wayne Westerberg's girlfriend?

Gail Borah

400

How does McCandless entertain a bar full of Carthage locals?

Playing the piano

400

What is the name of the man who sends a letter to Krakauer asking for a copy of a 1993 magazine article about Chris McCandless' death?

Ronald A. Franz

400

Which peak did Jon Krakauer successfully summit on his third attempt?

Devil's Thumb

500

What was the name of the girl that had a crush on Chris that he did not reciprocate?

Tracy

500

What does the narrator believe is the physical cause of Chris McCandless' death?

Eating poisonous potato seeds

500

What is the name of the woman that finds Chris and gives him a ride with her boyfriend after his Datsun gets caught in a flash flood?

Jan Burres

500
List all of the items Chris brought with him to survive in the wild.

A .22-caliber rifle and ammunition, a 10 lb. bag of rice, a guide to the region's edible plants, and a camera.