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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Finkel suggests that most hermits throughout history have seceded from society during what period of their lives?
(a) Childhood.
(b) Adolescence.
(c) Middle age.
(d) Old age.

3. What title is given as "the only book Knight didn't steal" and "the one he most often saw" (115)?
(a) Webster's Dictionary.
(b) The Shining.
(c) 1984.
(d) The Bible.

4. In which year of high school are most Maine public school students required to take a course called Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Junior.
(d) Sophomore.

5. In what season of each year did Knight hear frogs warbling?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finkel states that the word noise "is derived from" what language "from the word nausea" (112)?

2. During which of Finkel's attempts to find Knight's campsite did he fall and hit his head?

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

4. How did Knight stay abreast of world events during his 27-year stint living in the woods?

5. What color were the telephones Finkel and Knight used to communicate during their visits at the jail?

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