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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what room of Knight's campsite did the entrance nearest the boulders first lead?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The parlor.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

2. According to Finkel, what type of hermit was Charles Darwin?
(a) Pilgrim.
(b) Protester.
(c) Pursuer.
(d) Ascetic.

3. The use of which word within Knight's first letter caused Finkel to smile?
(a) Obscenely.
(b) Literally.
(c) Plainly.
(d) Obviously.

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

5. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?
(a) The 13th and 14th.
(b) The 8th and 9th.
(c) The 15th and 16th.
(d) The 3rd and 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of music is said to have always been Knight's "undying passion" (103)?

2. 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?

3. Knight included an apology for committing what transgression in his first letter to Finkel?

4. How many songs were composed in honor of the North Pond hermit?

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

(see the answer key)

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