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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was NOT one of the three disorders a state forensic psychologist named in his diagnosis of Knight?
(a) Asperger's disorder.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Depression.
(d) Schizoid personality disorder.

2. What was the first name of Knight's Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills teacher named Mr. Hillman?
(a) Michael.
(b) Bruce.
(c) Dave.
(d) Elvin.

3. What title is given as "the only book Knight didn't steal" and "the one he most often saw" (115)?
(a) The Shining.
(b) 1984.
(c) Webster's Dictionary.
(d) The Bible.

4. Which philosopher did Knight admire above all others, according to Finkel?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Aristotle.

5. Finkel cites a variety of studies showing that what element is toxic to humans?
(a) Stress.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Noise.
(d) High fructose corn syrup.

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

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

8. How many propane tanks could Knight carry on his back at once by the time of his arrest?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

11. What single word did the hiker Knight encountered say when he spoke to Knight?
(a) Hi.
(b) Hey.
(c) What.
(d) Sorry.

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

13. Finkel states that the word noise "is derived from" what language "from the word nausea" (112)?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) French.
(c) Latin.
(d) Spanish.

14. According to Finkel, what type of hermit was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
(a) Pilgrim.
(b) Ascetic.
(c) Protester.
(d) Pursuer.

15. When Knight heard the ice fishermen approaching, he walked only how many steps out of his camp before he was spotted?
(a) 8.
(b) 24.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. A forensic psychologist from what state evaluated Knight in conjunction with his criminal case?

2. Throughout how many months prior to each spring thaw did Knight rarely venture outside his campsite?

3. The child in the photograph angrily discussed by Knight had lost an animal due to a collision with what type of vehicle?

4. When Finkel asked Knight for the "grand insight" that may have been "revealed to him in the wild," (147) what element does Knight say is crucial?

5. What objects does Finkel use within metaphorical depictions of the Northern Lights?

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