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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many "year-round houses" (55) sat upon the parcel of land on which Knight's campsite also sat?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. In Knight's final letter to Finkel, he took which action for the first and only time?
(a) He drew a picture on the letter.
(b) He asked Finkel a question.
(c) He included a salutation.
(d) He signed the letter.

3. How was Knight classified within his father's obituary, according to Finkel?
(a) As a beneficiary.
(b) As an angel.
(c) As an enigma.
(d) As a survivor.

4. The hermit's "moral code" (4) required that he refrain from stealing any object that looked as if it had what quality?
(a) It was wholly synthetic.
(b) It was sentimental.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It belonged to a poor family.

5. At what time of year did Knight usually embark upon "a brief hiking season" (110)?
(a) Late spring.
(b) Late summer.
(c) Late fall.
(d) Early winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what journalistic transgression did Finkel admit in an effort to "engender a sense of connection" (40) with Knight?

2. What was the child in the photograph vilified by Knight doing in the photograph?

3. In what season of each year did Knight hear deer walking across the leaves on the forest floor?

4. How many qualifications does Finkel claim a person must meet in order to be classified as a hermit?

5. Who sent word to the Maine State Police and asked them to alert Trooper Diane Vance about the scene at Pine Tree?

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