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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. Of what material was the doormat outside of Knight's A-frame structure composed?
(a) Interwoven grasses.
(b) Artificial grass.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Interwoven branches.

3. The epigraph of The Stranger in the Woods consists of a quote by which famous philosopher?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Hippocrates.
(d) Socrates.

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

5. What term did Knight use to refer to the bundles of magazines he created by wrapping them with electrical tape?
(a) Carpet.
(b) Tiles.
(c) Linoleum.
(d) Bricks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state do the events depicted in the text The Stranger in the Woods take place?

2. How many weeks did it take Hughes to apprehend the hermit once the Border Patrol had installed the state-of-the-art surveillance system?

3. In what season does Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods take place?

4. Knight told his interrogators that he had spent how many years living in the woods?

5. Knight estimated that he had committed how many burglaries per year during the time he spent living in the woods?

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