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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many letters had Finkel received from Knight by the time he received one final letter from him?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. The second image included prior to Chapter 1 of the text is an annotated illustration with what title?
(a) The camp.
(b) The lean-to.
(c) The cave.
(d) The hut.

3. What is the theme of the epigraph Finkel includes before the body of the text begins?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Desire.

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

5. The parcel of land on which Knight's campsite sat contained how many acres in total?
(a) 80.
(b) 220.
(c) 140.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nights did Knight spend in the woods of Central Maine before he was caught, according to Finkel?

2. During Finkel's first visit to the jail, Knight lamented the fact that people expect him to "spout" what kind of "lines" (54)?

3. The hermit's "moral code" (4) required that he refrain from stealing any object that looked as if it had what quality?

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

5. Knight included an apology for committing what transgression in his first letter to Finkel?

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