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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During which season of the year did the written correspondence between Finkel and Knight take place?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

2. During Finkel's first visit to the jail, Knight lamented the fact that people expect him to "spout" what kind of "lines" (54)?
(a) Newsworthy.
(b) Spurious.
(c) Fortune-cookie.
(d) Brilliant.

3. About how many feet high was the high point of Knight's A-frame structure in which he lived for 27 years?
(a) 7.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

4. Finkel cites a variety of studies showing that what element is toxic to humans?
(a) Noise.
(b) Stress.
(c) Plastic.
(d) High fructose corn syrup.

5. When Knight heard the ice fishermen approaching, he walked only how many steps out of his camp before he was spotted?
(a) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as having been "in awe" (56) of the skill with which Knight moved around the wilderness?

2. What body of water does Finkel use as a metaphor for the array of names given to hermits throughout history?

3. Which historical figure who died in 479 B.C. "seems to have spoken in praise of hermits" (37)?

4. According to Finkel, what type of hermit was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

5. Which member of the Bellavance family is described by his son as "a little Frenchman with a big heart" (153)?

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