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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is Hughes affiliated with the location where he ended up apprehending the hermit?
(a) Former patient.
(b) Former student.
(c) Longtime volunteer.
(d) Investor.

2. Finkel writes in Chapter 8 that "capturing Knight was the human equivalent of netting a" (37) what?
(a) Giant squid.
(b) Loch Ness monster.
(c) Octopus.
(d) Sasquatch.

3. Into what room of Knight's campsite did the entrance nearest the boulders first lead?
(a) The parlor.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

4. Which magazine does Knight profess to hate, according to Finkel?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) Playboy.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Cosmopolitan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season of each year did Knight hear deer walking across the leaves on the forest floor?

3. Who sent word to the Maine State Police and asked them to alert Trooper Diane Vance about the scene at Pine Tree?

4. What object is named in Chapter 1 as being "not allowed, not once," for a hermit who is "truly committed" (3)?

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

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