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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 body of water does Finkel use as a metaphor for the array of names given to hermits throughout history?
(a) Pond.
(b) Lake.
(c) Bog.
(d) Sea.

2. What religion or philosophy did Knight practice at the time of his interviews with Finkel?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Dadaism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Stoicism.

3. How many propane tanks could Knight carry on his back at once by the time of his arrest?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. Of what type of material was the barrier composed that separated Knight and Finkel during their visits at the jail?
(a) Chicken wire.
(b) Metal bars.
(c) Plexiglass.
(d) Glass.

5. The child in the photograph angrily discussed by Knight had lost an animal due to a collision with what type of vehicle?
(a) A go-kart.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A car.
(d) A tractor.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of year did Knight usually embark upon "a brief hiking season" (110)?

2. Finkel describes Knight in Chapter 16 as a "man acutely attuned to the ravages of" (106) what?

3. In what year did Kyle McDougle surprise an intruder in his family's cabin who turned out to have been Knight?

4. During which season of the year did the written correspondence between Finkel and Knight take place?

5. Finkel states that "even in the warm months," Knight rarely took what action "during the daytime" (110)?

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