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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is Hughes affiliated with the location where he ended up apprehending the hermit?
(a) Longtime volunteer.
(b) Former student.
(c) Former patient.
(d) Investor.

2. Finkel describes Knight in Chapter 16 as a "man acutely attuned to the ravages of" (106) what?
(a) Time.
(b) Neglect.
(c) Shame.
(d) Loneliness.

3. Which objects are NOT mentioned as part of the list of "constants" (23) in terms of the items Knight always stole?
(a) Propane tanks.
(b) Batteries.
(c) Books.
(d) Extension cords.

4. Physiologists believe that humans evolved and gained the use of their senses in which two types of locations?
(a) Marshes and grasslands.
(b) Mountainous areas and grasslands.
(c) Deserts and woods.
(d) Woods and grasslands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Knight worried about which type of living thing when he heard that his campsite had been dismantled?

2. What objects does Finkel use within metaphorical depictions of the Northern Lights?

3. Mr. Hillman lamented his possible role in Knight's criminal activity because he had told Knight's class that taking what action was alright in a life or death situation?

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

5. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?

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