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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many "year-round houses" (55) sat upon the parcel of land on which Knight's campsite also sat?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. What tool did the North Pond locals feel sure would lead to the capture of the North Pond hermit?
(a) Surveillance cameras.
(b) Security lights.
(c) Deadbolts.
(d) Bear traps.

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

4. What is the title of the map Finkel includes prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods?
(a) The Bays.
(b) The Ponds.
(c) The Estuaries.
(d) The Lakes.

5. 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) Fortune-cookie.
(c) Spurious.
(d) Brilliant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term did Knight use to refer to the bundles of magazines he created by wrapping them with electrical tape?

2. The transgression to which Knight admitted involved a journalism story about what issue?

3. In addition to trees and bushes, what other objects were prominent features of the woods in which Knight lived for 27 years?

4. Finkel cites a variety of studies showing that what element is toxic to humans?

5. What was Knight's first answer when he was asked how long he had been living in the woods?

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