Chapter 1.

1. What date does Jim Gallien pick up the hitchhiker?

2. By the time he drops off the hitchhiker what does Jim Gallien think of him?

3. By the end of the chapter what do you know about the hitchhiker?

Chapter 2.

1. Describe the land where Alex disappears.

2. Who visits the bus and what do they find? What date is it?

3. Write down what you have found out about Alex.

Chapter 3.

1. What was Alex' adopted home like? When did he first arrive there?

2. What was his real home like?

3. What do you find out about his family?

4. By the end of the chapter, what additional facts do you know about Alex?

Chapter 4.

1. What happens when Chris/Alex drives the Datsun into the Lake Mead National Recreation Area?

2. What do his parents think?

3. Where does Chris/Alex travel in this chapter and what in the time-line? (What dates are covered?)

4. By the end of the chapter what do we learn about Chris/Alex' view of money and belongings?

Chapter 5.

1. What did the people in Bullhead City think of Chris/Alex?

2. Describe the Slabs in your own words.

3. What is the irony about Jack London?

4. What do we learn about Chris/Alex in this chapter?

5. Trace the time-line in this chapter.

Write a summary of everything you have learned about Chris/Alex from the first part of the book.

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