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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Knight worried about which type of living thing when he heard that his campsite had been dismantled?
(a) A buck.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mushroom.
(d) A gecko.

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

4. What type of music is said to have always been Knight's "undying passion" (103)?
(a) Classic rock.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Bluegrass.
(d) Country.

5. Many locals disbelieved Knight's story because an ice storm that took place in what year would surely have killed him if he had been out there?
(a) 1987.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1991.

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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) 99.
(c) 42.
(d) 36.

10. In what season of each year did Knight hear wild turkeys gobbling?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

11. What objects does Finkel use within metaphorical depictions of the Northern Lights?
(a) Drapes.
(b) Shutters.
(c) Milkshakes.
(d) Waves.

12. 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.

13. In what season of the year did Kyle McDougle surprise Knight as he was getting ready to steal from the McDougle cabin?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finkel states that the word noise "is derived from" what language "from the word nausea" (112)?

2. In what season of each year did Knight hear songbirds singing in the mornings and in the evenings?

3. Finkel claims at the end of Chapter 17 that "time amid the silence of nature" (112) makes people what?

4. At what time of year did Knight usually embark upon "a brief hiking season" (110)?

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

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