During McCandless's second visit, what did he plan to do professionally?

During McCandless's second visit, what did he plan to do professionally?

• A. Work for Westerberg
• B. Move to Alaska
• C. Travel to Salton City
• D. Join a farming cooperative in Oregon

Answer: (A)

The question tests how McCandless planned to finance and support his travels through practical, short-term work. On his second visit, he intended to take a job with Westerberg, using that work as a way to fund his journey and gain independence rather than continuing a long-term or fixed destination plan. Westerberg, who ran a grain operation, offered him seasonal labor, and McCandless saw this as a sensible, concrete step to stay mobile while earning money. This fits with his pattern throughout the narrative: seek real, temporary work that allows freedom and self-reliance, rather than committing to a fixed path or location. The other options—moving to Alaska immediately, traveling to Salton City, or joining a farming cooperative in Oregon—don’t reflect the actual plan he had during that second visit, which was to work for Westerberg.

The question tests how McCandless planned to finance and support his travels through practical, short-term work. On his second visit, he intended to take a job with Westerberg, using that work as a way to fund his journey and gain independence rather than continuing a long-term or fixed destination plan. Westerberg, who ran a grain operation, offered him seasonal labor, and McCandless saw this as a sensible, concrete step to stay mobile while earning money.

This fits with his pattern throughout the narrative: seek real, temporary work that allows freedom and self-reliance, rather than committing to a fixed path or location. The other options—moving to Alaska immediately, traveling to Salton City, or joining a farming cooperative in Oregon—don’t reflect the actual plan he had during that second visit, which was to work for Westerberg.