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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Christopher Knight's middle name?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Michael.
(c) Justin.
(d) Ezra.

2. What kind of an establishment was the hermit's main target, referred to as "Pine Tree" (4)?
(a) A lumber yard.
(b) A summer camp.
(c) An assisted living facility.
(d) A paper factory.

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

4. Finkel states that in Central Maine, "summer is rife with" (56) all but which of the following elements?
(a) Poison ivy.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Squalls.
(d) Thorns.

5. In what season does Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods take place?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The second image included prior to Chapter 1 of the text is an annotated illustration with what title?

3. About how many feet high was the high point of Knight's A-frame structure in which he lived for 27 years?

4. How many "year-round houses" (55) sat upon the parcel of land on which Knight's campsite also sat?

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

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