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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of an establishment was the hermit's main target, referred to as "Pine Tree" (4)?
(a) A summer camp.
(b) A lumber yard.
(c) A paper factory.
(d) An assisted living facility.

2. The use of which word within Knight's first letter caused Finkel to smile?
(a) Plainly.
(b) Obviously.
(c) Literally.
(d) Obscenely.

3. When Knight resolved to practice his conversational skills, what topic did he choose to bring up with his fellow inmates?
(a) Cloning.
(b) The God particle.
(c) Stem-cell therapy.
(d) The supermoon.

4. To what journalistic transgression did Finkel admit in an effort to "engender a sense of connection" (40) with Knight?
(a) The creation of a composite character.
(b) The submission of a story under a pseudonym.
(c) The act of bribery.
(d) The creation of a totally fabricated story.

5. According to Finkel, the area known to locals as "the Jarsey" (56) is known for repelling what?
(a) Trespassers.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Eccentrics.
(d) Invasive species.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to trees and bushes, what other objects were prominent features of the woods in which Knight lived for 27 years?

2. In what state do the events depicted in the text The Stranger in the Woods take place?

3. How many weeks elapsed between the time Hughes "resolved to end the reign of the hermit" (8) and the day the Border Patrol came to install the surveillance system that ended up catching the hermit?

4. How many weeks did it take Hughes to apprehend the hermit once the Border Patrol had installed the state-of-the-art surveillance system?

5. Which historical figure who died in 479 B.C. "seems to have spoken in praise of hermits" (37)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Knight feel about the methods he used to survive 27 years in the woods of Central Maine?

2. Describe Knight's sole encounter with another human during his time living in the forest, according to Finkel in Chapter 5.

3. In what township was Knight arrested and why is this information significant?

4. Who chose the format for Finkel's visits to Knight and what is the significance of the chosen format?

5. Describe the scene of Finkel's first visit to see Knight in jail.

6. Chapter 4 describes the interrogation of Christopher Knight after his arrest. In what year did the arrest take place and how old was Christopher Knight at the time?

7. Describe the physical location of Knight's campsite.

8. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.

9. What were Christopher Knight's criteria when he decided whether to steal an item or not during his time living in the woods?

10. What is the significance of the fact that when the police arrested Knight, he was wearing a pair of Lands' End size 38 jeans?

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