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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Knight is said to have suffered from what malady "since his youth" (149)?
(a) Dry skin.
(b) Hair loss.
(c) Poor balance.
(d) Poor eyesight.

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

3. With what unfamiliar genre of music did Knight become very familiar over the course of his years living alone in the woods?
(a) Blues.
(b) Country.
(c) Classical.
(d) Opera.

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

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

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

7. 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) Sea.
(d) Pond.

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

9. What gesture does Knight recall making at the end of his encounter with the ice fishermen months before his arrest?
(a) A bow.
(b) A curtsey.
(c) A round of applause.
(d) A hang loose sign.

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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) 36.
(b) 42.
(c) 16.
(d) 99.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many prisoners in the U.S. are serving sentences in solitary confinement, according to Finkel?

2. 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?

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

4. Which magazine does Knight profess to hate, according to Finkel?

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

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