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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 20, Finkel reveals that Knight had "resolved that he wouldn't use" (132) what tool, no matter how dire the circumstances?
(a) His axe.
(b) His flint.
(c) His snow shovel.
(d) His whistle.

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

3. The group of ice fisherman was composed of which members of one family?
(a) Two brothers and a father.
(b) A son, an uncle, and a grandfather.
(c) A son, a father, and a grandfather.
(d) Three cousins.

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

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

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

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

8. Finkel claims at the end of Chapter 17 that "time amid the silence of nature" (112) makes people what?
(a) Smarter.
(b) More grateful.
(c) Calmer.
(d) More worthy of love.

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

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

11. In what season of each year did Knight hear deer walking across the leaves on the forest floor?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

12. In what season of each year did Knight hear songbirds singing in the mornings and in the evenings?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

14. Finkel writes, "The United Nations has determined that holding a person in isolation for more than" how many "days is cruel and inhuman punishment" (136)?
(a) 5.
(b) 30.
(c) 90.
(d) 15.

15. The photograph Knight recalled seeing in his childhood depicted a child watching over what kinds of animals?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Cows.
(d) Llamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finkel describes Knight in Chapter 16 as a "man acutely attuned to the ravages of" (106) what?

2. How old was the vehicle Knight drove into the forest and abandoned when he went to live in the forest by himself?

3. When Knight heard the ice fishermen approaching, he walked only how many steps out of his camp before he was spotted?

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

5. How did Knight stay abreast of world events during his 27-year stint living in the woods?

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