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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hermit's "moral code" (4) required that he refrain from stealing any object that looked as if it had what quality?
(a) It was expensive.
(b) It was sentimental.
(c) It belonged to a poor family.
(d) It was wholly synthetic.

2. How many screws did one of Knight's victims use in order to successfully thwart his efforts to steal?
(a) 500.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 300.

3. Chapter 11 begins with which two words when Finkel finally finds the location of Knight's campsite?
(a) No way.
(b) My word.
(c) Holy cow.
(d) My goodness.

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

5. In what state do the events depicted in the text The Stranger in the Woods take place?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, it is revealed that Knight has one sister and how many brothers?

2. Finkel reports that he and his wife had had how many "babies in three years" (32) at the time of his investigation into Knight's story?

3. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?

4. The epigraph of The Stranger in the Woods consists of a quote by which famous philosopher?

5. Which objects are NOT mentioned as part of the list of "constants" (23) in terms of the items Knight always stole?

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