NEHA (In to The Wild) Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers Already Passed
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NEHA (In to The Wild) Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers Already Passed
What did Chris do the summer between his freshman and sophomore years at Emory that helped his parents? - Answer- Chris worked at his parents' business writing computer software.
Despite his many skills, what surpri...
NEHA (In to The Wild) Study Guide
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What did Chris do the summer between his freshman and sophomore years at Emory
that helped his parents? - Answer- Chris worked at his parents' business writing
computer software.
Despite his many skills, what surprising job did Chris take the summer between his
sophomore and junior years at Emory? - Answer- Chris delivered pizzas.
What did Chris learn about Walt and Billie's past that greatly damaged his relationship
with his father? - Answer- Chris learned that his father did not make a clean break with
his first wife. He fathered a son with his first wife after he fell in love with Billie and
fathered Chris.
What trip did Chris take the summer between his junior and senior years at Emory? -
Answer- Chris drove to Alaska.
How did Billie and Walt react to their son's death? - Answer- Billie lost weight but Walt
gained eighty pounds. Billie collected pictures of Chris's life and wept over them. The
author described Billie's grief as "a sense of loss so huge and irreparable that the mind
balks at taking its measure."
As a young man, what adventure did the author fantasize about undertaking?
What is the Devils Thumb? Why was the author drawn to it? - Answer- The author
fantasized about conquering remote ascents of various mountains in Alaska and
Canada.
What is the Devils Thumb? Why was the author drawn to it? - Answer- The Devils
Thumb is a Colorado mountain with a spectacular, glacier-sculpted peak. The north wall
of Devils Thumb had never been conquered, so this mountain was especially interesting
to the author.
What assets did the author have with him when he departed Boulder to begin his
journey to the Devils Thumb? - Answer- He had a 1960 Pontiac Star Chief and two
hundred dollars.
, What was the purpose of the pair of aluminum curtain rods the author carried with him
on his trek up thirty miles of glaciers to reach the base of the Devils Thumb? - Answer-
The author tied the rods together to form a cross. He then strapped the cross to his
backpack so that the rods extended away from his body. He hoped the curtain rods
would span the width of any hidden crevasses he might accidentally uncover and
prevent him from slipping into the unknown depths of the glacier ice.
How did the author transport enough food and gear to the Stikine Ice Cap to last for a
three to four week stay? - Answer- The author paid a pilot $150.00 to drop six cartons of
supplies at the base of the Devils Thumb.
How far did the author climb on the first day? Why did he abandon the climb? - Answer-
The author climbed almost seven hundred feet when the frost feathers became too thin
to continue.
What troubled the author the most about the fire in his tent? - Answer- The author
borrowed the expensive tent from his father. He worried that by destroying the tent, he
had, once again, lived up to his father's worst expectations.
Describe the blueprint for success the author's father drew for his children. - Answer- He
wanted his children to excel in all areas of school, go to the "right" college, and
ultimately attend Harvard Medical School.
Why was the author's father admitted to a psychiatric hospital? - Answer- The author's
father, a physician, suffered from a painful condition called post-polio syndrome. He
attempted to use medications to stop the decline in his motor skills. The heavy use of
these medications led to delusional behavior. After a suicide attempt, the author's father
was placed in a psychiatric hospital.
How many times did the author attempt to climb the Devils Thumb? Why was he
successful on his last try? - Answer- The author attempted to climb the Devil's Thumb
three times. He was successful on his third try because he changed his route from the
north side of the Devils Thumb to the less dangerous southeast face.
What did the author do once he reached the summit of Devils Thumb? - Answer- He
took pictures to prove he was successful.
How did the people of Kito's Kave bar react to the news that the author had successfully
climbed the Devils Thumb? - Answer- They were not surprised or impressed. Mostly,
they did not care.
McCandless planned to hitchhike a thousand miles from Liard to Fairbanks. How far did
Gaylord Stuckey drive McCandless? - Answer- Stuckey drove McCandless all of the
way to Fairbanks.
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