Into the Wild Study Guide – Flashcards
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Chris McCandless
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intelligent, young man that left his family, poccessions, and home to live alone in the wilderness. Died of starvation in the Alaskan Wilderness.
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Jan Burres
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meets Chris while he's searching for edible berries along US Highway 101. Jan "adopts" Chris as her own son.
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Charlie
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Old man who lives outside of Bullhead City, Arizona, and suggests that McCandless live in an empty RV of which Charlie is the caretaker.
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Ronald Franz
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80 year old man who gives McCandless a ride from Salton City, CA, to Grand Junction Colorado.
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Jim Gallien
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Last person to see McCandless alive. In April 1992, he drops him off on Alaska's Stampede Trail, giving him boots and advising him to reconsider his plans of living off the land.
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Jon Krakauer
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The author that mentions his own personal story about living off the land
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Carine McCandless
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Chris' sister and confidante that keeps 2 pictures of him.
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Samuel Walter McCandless
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Chris' father, a NASA scientist, married twice, has 8 children. Chris from his second marriage.
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Wayne Westerberg
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Grain elevator operator who befriends Chris in North-Central Montana that offers him a job, a ride and a place to stay.
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Alexander Supertramp
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Chris's alias
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How long was Chris alone in the woods before they found his body?
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4 Months (16 weeks)
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Why did Chris leave the employment of Crazy Ernie?
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He never received any pay.
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According to Chris's mother, what did Chris believe a person should own?
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Only what they could carry on their back
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How is Chris' camera ruined?
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He left it buried in the desert.
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What did Ronald Franz offer to Chris?
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To be adopted
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Who informs Chris' parents about his death?
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Sam McCandless
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What does Chris' mother leave on the bus after Chris' death?
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A Survival supply and a first aid kit
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Into the Wild is a
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true story
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Who said HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED?
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Chris
