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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the "dozens of North Pond summer residents who offered their opinions about Knight," what percentage of them "insisted that he was lying" (128)?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

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

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

4. Finkel describes Knight in Chapter 16 as a "man acutely attuned to the ravages of" (106) what?
(a) Shame.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Time.

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

6. What was the child in the photograph vilified by Knight doing in the photograph?
(a) Jumping.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Dying.
(d) Crying.

7. Which magazine does Knight profess to hate, according to Finkel?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) National Geographic.
(c) Cosmopolitan.
(d) Playboy.

8. 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) 2000.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1991.

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

10. Which comedian did Knight claim to hate while discussing one of his psychological diagnoses?
(a) Groucho Marx.
(b) Mitch Hedberg.
(c) Steve Carell.
(d) Jerry Lewis.

11. 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 hang loose sign.
(c) A round of applause.
(d) A curtsey.

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

13. How many tanks of propane did Knight require during a single winter so that he could melt snow for drinking water?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

14. Finkel makes a distinction in Chapter 22 between solitude and what other element?
(a) Angst.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Terror.
(d) Loneliness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finkel states that "even in the warm months," Knight rarely took what action "during the daytime" (110)?

2. In what season of each year did Knight hear deer walking across the leaves on the forest floor?

3. What was the first name of Knight's Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills teacher named Mr. Hillman?

4. 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?

5. What single word did Knight say to the hiker he encountered within the first decade of his time living in the forest?

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