Chapter 1

1. Who drove Chris to Denali National Park so that he could start his journey
down the Stampede Trail in Alaska?
Gallien, a union electrician
2. What name is Chris using?
Chris is referring to himself as Alex.
3. How much food is Chris carrying with him

Chris was carrying 25 pounds of rice.

4. What items does the driver give him before they part ways?

Rubber worker boots.

Chapter 2

1. What served as “a backcountry shelter to hunters and trappers”?

A Fairbanks company.

2. What do the “guy and girl from Anchorage” find taped to the door?

“S.O.S. I NEED YOUR HELP. I AM INJURED, NEAR DEATH, AND TOO WEAK
TO HIKE OUT OF HERE I AM ALL ALONE, THIS IS NO JOKE. IN THE NAME OF
GOD, PLEASE REMAIN TO SAVE ME. I AM OUT COLLECTING BERRIES CLOSE BY
AND SHALL RETURN THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, CHRIS MCCANDLESS.
AUGUST?”

Chapter 3

1. How do Chris and Westerberg meet?

Westerberg picked Chris up off the side of the road.

2. Where was Chris raised?

Virginia.

3. Who did Walt McCandless work for in the 1960’s before going into business for
himself?

Wayne Westerberg.
 4. What is OXFAM?

“A charity dedicated to fighting hunger.”

5. What name is Chris going by at the end of chapter 3?

Alex.

Chapter 4

1. What did Alex (Chris) abandon at the beginning of chapter 4?

His old car.

2. What is Alex ticketed for in Willow Creek, California?

"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"

3. Alex gets lost in the canals…where does he hope they lead?

The ocean.

4. How does Alex feel about the Mexicans he encounters?

They are sweet people.

5. How does Alex finally get to El Golfo de Santa Clara?

Two duck hunters that he met off the river bank.