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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Finkel, the area known to locals as "the Jarsey" (56) is known for repelling what?
(a) Trespassers.
(b) Eccentrics.
(c) Invasive species.
(d) Hunters.

3. What was NOT one of the three disorders a state forensic psychologist named in his diagnosis of Knight?
(a) Schizoid personality disorder.
(b) Depression.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Asperger's disorder.

4. What object is named in Chapter 1 as being "not allowed, not once," for a hermit who is "truly committed" (3)?
(a) A fire.
(b) A shower.
(c) A hug.
(d) A bootprint.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finkel alludes in Chapter 22 to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its revelation that which number was "the answer to life, the universe, and everything" (147)?

2. What single word did the hiker Knight encountered say when he spoke to Knight?

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

4. How many letters had Finkel received from Knight by the time he received one final letter from him?

5. When Finkel asked Knight for the "grand insight" that may have been "revealed to him in the wild," (147) what element does Knight say is crucial?

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