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

2. In what season of each year did Knight hear frogs warbling?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

3. The photograph Knight recalled seeing in his childhood depicted a child watching over what kinds of animals?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cows.
(c) Llamas.
(d) Goats.

4. At what time of year did Knight annually cultivate a beard?
(a) Early spring.
(b) Early winter.
(c) Late winter.
(d) Late fall.

5. What body of water does Finkel use as a metaphor for the array of names given to hermits throughout history?
(a) Lake.
(b) Bog.
(c) Pond.
(d) Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title is given as "the only book Knight didn't steal" and "the one he most often saw" (115)?

2. In what season of the year did Kyle McDougle surprise Knight as he was getting ready to steal from the McDougle cabin?

3. What single word did Knight say to the hiker he encountered within the first decade of his time living in the forest?

4. About how many feet high was the high point of Knight's A-frame structure in which he lived for 27 years?

5. Which objects are NOT mentioned as part of the list of "constants" (23) in terms of the items Knight always stole?

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