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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Knight stay abreast of world events during his 27-year stint living in the woods?
(a) He listened to the radio.
(b) He called strangers.
(c) He watched television.
(d) He eavesdropped on vacationing families.

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

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

5. Physiologists believe that humans evolved and gained the use of their senses in which two types of locations?
(a) Deserts and woods.
(b) Woods and grasslands.
(c) Marshes and grasslands.
(d) Mountainous areas and grasslands.

6. Who dismantled Knight's campsite, causing him to worry about one living thing within its boundaries?
(a) The police.
(b) Campers.
(c) The news media.
(d) Tourists.

7. 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) 16.
(b) 42.
(c) 36.
(d) 99.

8. What was the child in the photograph vilified by Knight doing in the photograph?
(a) Dying.
(b) Crying.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Jumping.

9. What is the first name of the oldest member of the Bellavance family discussed in the text?
(a) Tony.
(b) David.
(c) Mark.
(d) Roger.

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

11. How many tanks of propane did Knight require during a single winter so that he could melt snow for drinking water?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

12. Finkel describes Knight in Chapter 16 as a "man acutely attuned to the ravages of" (106) what?
(a) Time.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Shame.

13. In what location did Knight keep his book entitled Very Special People?
(a) In the hollow of a tree.
(b) Under his pillow.
(c) In his tent.
(d) Next to the sink.

14. How many times did Knight claim to have prayed to a deity during his time living in the wilderness?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what unfamiliar genre of music did Knight become very familiar over the course of his years living alone in the woods?

2. Finkel makes a distinction in Chapter 22 between solitude and what other element?

3. According to Finkel, what type of hermit was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

4. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that Knight was how old when he drove his vehicle until it ran out of gas and then walked off into the woods, where he proceeded to live for the next 27 years?

5. Mr. Hillman lamented his possible role in Knight's criminal activity because he had told Knight's class that taking what action was alright in a life or death situation?

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