Into the Wild Chapter 15

Why does Krakauer relate his own experiences in Chapter 14?

• To prove he had no right to write about Chris. 
• To see if he is any different now as a mature man. 
• To show how he was so much better than Chris. 
• To show his affinity with Chris. 

What daunting challenge did Krakauer set for himself as a young man?

• To find out how much terror he can stand. 
• To prove he is always right. 
• To scale a mountain called the Devil's Thumb alone. 
• To ski down Mt. Mckinley

What did Krakauer do similar to what Chris did when he needed to go to the village of Petersberg?

• He bought a big bag of rice
• He burned his money
• He sent postcards to his friends
• He abandoned his car

Who gave Krakauer dinner and a place to sleep in Petersberg?

• A drifter named Jan Burress
• The captain of a tuna fishing boat
• A policeman offered him a jail cell
• A kind woman named Kai Sandburn

When Krakauer was at the mountain he wanted to climb, what enhanced his emotions?

• Two sturdy aluminum curtain rods with him, lashed in a cross shape, to prevent him from falling int a crevasse.
• The clean air which gave him an oxygen high
• The beauty of the snowy terrain and clear sky was intensified for him by his solitude. 
• The cheers of the people who came to see him off. 

When Krakauer reached an impassable place on the mountain, what did he do?

• He started traveling horizontally on the mountain. 
• He sat down and cried.
• He radioed for help. 
• There was nothing to do but descend. 

What spurred Karakauer on after his failed attempt to climb the Devil's thumb?

• His mood after he naps.
• The prospect of defeat
• The fact he has enough food to try again
• A spider that keeps working after its web breaks. 

What characteristic of his father's does Krakauer mention as a flaw?

• That his father never climbed a mountain.
• That his father never could admit to being wrong. 
• That his father worked too many jobs. 
• That his father was kind to everyone. 

What ambitions did Jon Krakauer's father have for all of his children?

• That they would attend Ivy League schools.
• That they would excel in sports. 
• That they would all enter the family business. 
• That they would leave home and be on their own after high school. 

What similarity is there between Jon's relationship with his father and Chris's relationship with Walt?

• Both fathers were weak willed and seldom gave their children advice. 
• Both fathers turned out to be bigamists. 
• Both fathers were old and out of touch. 
• Secrets were revealed and both young men resented the hypocrisy.