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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?
(a) A homemade set of bellows.
(b) A garden hose.
(c) A series of straws.
(d) A deconstructed hula-hoop.

2. Finkel states that the word noise "is derived from" what language "from the word nausea" (112)?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Latin.

3. Who chose the no-contact format for the jail visits between Finkel and Knight?
(a) Knight.
(b) The District Attorney.
(c) The warden.
(d) Finkel.

4. What adjective does Finkel use to describe his journalistic past?
(a) Flawed.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Courageous.

5. What single word did the hiker Knight encountered say when he spoke to Knight?
(a) Hey.
(b) What.
(c) Sorry.
(d) Hi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Finkel asked Knight for the "grand insight" that may have been "revealed to him in the wild," (147) what element does Knight say is crucial?

2. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?

3. During Finkel's first visit to the jail, Knight lamented the fact that people expect him to "spout" what kind of "lines" (54)?

4. What make and model was the vehicle Knight abandoned in the forest when he decided to renounce the world and live in solitude?

5. Mr. Hillman lamented his possible role in Knight's criminal activity because he had told Knight's class that taking what action was alright in a life or death situation?

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