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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 old was Hughes at the time he apprehended the hermit?
(a) 44.
(b) 34.
(c) 52.
(d) 61.

2. When the hermit broke into Pine Tree in Chapter 1, he had only three edible items back at his tent. What was NOT one of the edible supplies the hermit had back at his camp?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Ground coffee.
(d) Artificial sweetener.

3. What rank did Terry Hughes hold in his job as a law enforcement officer at the time he apprehended the hermit?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Deputy.
(c) Sheriff.
(d) Chief.

4. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The 273 words contained within Knight's first letter to Finkel was broken into how many paragraphs?

3. Chapter 11 begins with which two words when Finkel finally finds the location of Knight's campsite?

4. Finkel writes in Chapter 8 that "capturing Knight was the human equivalent of netting a" (37) what?

5. What kind of an establishment was the hermit's main target, referred to as "Pine Tree" (4)?

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