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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A forensic psychologist from what state evaluated Knight in conjunction with his criminal case?
(a) Maine.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

2. During what decade did Knight encounter a hiker in the woods and exchange one word with him?
(a) The 2000s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1990s.

3. What objects does Finkel use within metaphorical depictions of the Northern Lights?
(a) Drapes.
(b) Milkshakes.
(c) Shutters.
(d) Waves.

4. Finkel alludes in Chapter 22 to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its revelation that which number was "the answer to life, the universe, and everything" (147)?
(a) 42.
(b) 36.
(c) 16.
(d) 99.

5. What religion or philosophy did Knight practice at the time of his interviews with Finkel?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Dadaism.
(c) Stoicism.
(d) Atheism.

6. Which member of Knight's family did he miss the most during his time living in the wilderness?
(a) Joel.
(b) His father.
(c) Susanna.
(d) His mother.

7. How many qualifications does Finkel claim a person must meet in order to be classified as a hermit?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

9. Finkel makes a distinction in Chapter 22 between solitude and what other element?
(a) Angst.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Terror.
(d) Loneliness.

10. In what year did Kyle McDougle surprise an intruder in his family's cabin who turned out to have been Knight?
(a) 2012.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2006.

11. How many years after Knight's disappearance did his father die?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

12. What objects did Knight watch when it was time to celebrate the Fourth of July?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Fireflies.
(c) Fish.
(d) Dinoflagellates.

13. Which comedian did Knight claim to hate while discussing one of his psychological diagnoses?
(a) Mitch Hedberg.
(b) Groucho Marx.
(c) Jerry Lewis.
(d) Steve Carell.

14. In what season of the year did Kyle McDougle surprise Knight as he was getting ready to steal from the McDougle cabin?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

15. Which member of the Bellavance family is described by his son as "a little Frenchman with a big heart" (153)?
(a) Michael.
(b) Tony.
(c) Brian.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of year did Knight annually cultivate a beard?

2. Knight remarks that while harvest time is related to ancient instincts, it is not generally affiliated with what?

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

4. In which year of high school are most Maine public school students required to take a course called Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills?

5. How many times did Knight claim to have prayed to a deity during his time living in the wilderness?

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