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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The 273 words contained within Knight's first letter to Finkel was broken into how many paragraphs?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. Knight included an apology for committing what transgression in his first letter to Finkel?
(a) For using graph paper.
(b) For writing microscopically.
(c) For his sloppy penmanship.
(d) For affixing an expired stamp to the letter.

3. Finkel states that in Central Maine, "summer is rife with" (56) all but which of the following elements?
(a) Thorns.
(b) Poison ivy.
(c) Squalls.
(d) Mosquitoes.

4. In Chapter 12, it is revealed that Knight has one sister and how many brothers?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. 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 hug.
(c) A fire.
(d) A bootprint.

6. What is the title of the map Finkel includes prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods?
(a) The Lakes.
(b) The Estuaries.
(c) The Ponds.
(d) The Bays.

7. Who is described as having been "in awe" (56) of the skill with which Knight moved around the wilderness?
(a) The fauna.
(b) Trooper Vance.
(c) Sergeant Hughes.
(d) Knight's parents.

8. What term did Knight use to refer to the bundles of magazines he created by wrapping them with electrical tape?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Linoleum.
(c) Carpet.
(d) Tiles.

9. When an interrogation of Knight is depicted in Chapter 4, who takes on the role of interrogator?
(a) Bellavance.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Vance.
(d) Chesley.

10. Vance had been following the case of the hermit for how many years before he was apprehended?
(a) 23.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 6.

11. Knight's first letter to Finkel was written on the back of a photograph of which historical figure?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Carter.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Onwas.

12. What was NOT one of the names attached to the hermit during his period of scavenging from cabins in the area?
(a) The hermit of North Pond.
(b) North Pond hermit.
(c) Hermit.
(d) Herman the Hermit.

13. Hughes noticed that the hermit's skin was "strangely" (13) what?
(a) Tan.
(b) Pale.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Scaly.

14. How many letters had Finkel received from Knight by the time he received one final letter from him?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

15. On what type of object was Knight sitting during Finkel's visit to see him in jail?
(a) A sink.
(b) A chair.
(c) A bench.
(d) A stool.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Knight resolved to practice his conversational skills, what topic did he choose to bring up with his fellow inmates?

2. How many screws did one of Knight's victims use in order to successfully thwart his efforts to steal?

3. The second image included prior to Chapter 1 of the text is an annotated illustration with what title?

4. 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?

5. During Finkel's first visit to the jail, Knight lamented the fact that people expect him to "spout" what kind of "lines" (54)?

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