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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Knight born?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1965.

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

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

4. In addition to trees and bushes, what other objects were prominent features of the woods in which Knight lived for 27 years?
(a) Caves.
(b) Streams.
(c) Dunes.
(d) Boulders.

5. In which year of high school are most Maine public school students required to take a course called Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills?
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many locals disbelieved Knight's story because an ice storm that took place in what year would surely have killed him if he had been out there?

2. The hermit's "moral code" (4) required that he refrain from stealing any object that looked as if it had what quality?

3. During which season of the year did the written correspondence between Finkel and Knight take place?

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

5. What was NOT one of the three disorders a state forensic psychologist named in his diagnosis of Knight?

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