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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author wrote, "He that thinks most, will say least" (147)?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Orwell.
(c) Chopra.
(d) Emerson.

2. What religion or philosophy did Knight practice at the time of his interviews with Finkel?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Dadaism.
(d) Stoicism.

3. When Knight claimed never to have lit a fire during all his years living in the woods, what reason did he give?
(a) He never learned how to start a fire.
(b) The smoke might have given his campsite away.
(c) He wanted to test his true limits.
(d) He used space heaters instead.

4. How many propane tanks could Knight carry on his back at once by the time of his arrest?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. Which member of the Bellavance family is described by his son as "a little Frenchman with a big heart" (153)?
(a) Roger.
(b) Brian.
(c) Michael.
(d) Tony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rank did Terry Hughes hold in his job as a law enforcement officer at the time he apprehended the hermit?

2. Throughout how many months prior to each spring thaw did Knight rarely venture outside his campsite?

3. What single word did Knight say to the hiker he encountered within the first decade of his time living in the forest?

4. What title is given as "the only book Knight didn't steal" and "the one he most often saw" (115)?

5. By the time Finkel visited Knight in jail one final time, how many one-hour visits in total had Finkel spent with Knight?

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