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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) 90.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

4. How old was the vehicle Knight drove into the forest and abandoned when he went to live in the forest by himself?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) Less than a year.

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

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

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

8. 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?
(a) Borrowing things from cabins with the intention of returning them.
(b) Doing whatever it took to survive.
(c) Breaking into cabins and stealing needed supplies.
(d) Setting a bonfire.

9. Finkel states that "even in the warm months," Knight rarely took what action "during the daytime" (110)?
(a) Sang.
(b) Bathed.
(c) Left his camp.
(d) Read.

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

11. The child in the photograph angrily discussed by Knight had lost an animal due to a collision with what type of vehicle?
(a) A go-kart.
(b) A car.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A bicycle.

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

13. 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 flint.
(b) His axe.
(c) His whistle.
(d) His snow shovel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first name of the oldest member of the Bellavance family discussed in the text?

2. Finkel suggests that most hermits throughout history have seceded from society during what period of their lives?

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

4. Who dismantled Knight's campsite, causing him to worry about one living thing within its boundaries?

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

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