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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 20, Finkel reveals that Knight had "resolved that he wouldn't use" (132) what tool, no matter how dire the circumstances?
(a) His axe.
(b) His whistle.
(c) His snow shovel.
(d) His flint.

2. 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 3rd and 4th.
(d) The 15th and 16th.

3. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?
(a) A homemade set of bellows.
(b) A garden hose.
(c) A deconstructed hula-hoop.
(d) A series of straws.

4. What title is given as "the only book Knight didn't steal" and "the one he most often saw" (115)?
(a) 1984.
(b) The Shining.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Webster's Dictionary.

5. About how many feet high was the high point of Knight's A-frame structure in which he lived for 27 years?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the hermit broke into Pine Tree in Chapter 1, he had only three edible items back at his tent. What was NOT one of the edible supplies the hermit had back at his camp?

2. When Knight claimed never to have lit a fire during all his years living in the woods, what reason did he give?

3. The epigraph of The Stranger in the Woods consists of a quote by which famous philosopher?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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