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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. How many nights did Knight spend in the woods of Central Maine before he was caught, according to Finkel?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,000.

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

3. Who is described as having been "in awe" (56) of the skill with which Knight moved around the wilderness?
(a) Trooper Vance.
(b) Sergeant Hughes.
(c) The fauna.
(d) Knight's parents.

4. During Finkel's first visit to the jail, Knight lamented the fact that people expect him to "spout" what kind of "lines" (54)?
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Fortune-cookie.
(c) Newsworthy.
(d) Spurious.

5. In what season does Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods take place?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Hughes affiliated with the location where he ended up apprehending the hermit?

2. On what type of object was Knight sitting during Finkel's visit to see him in jail?

3. When the hermit broke into Pine Tree in Chapter 1, he had only three edible items back at his tent. What was NOT one of the edible supplies the hermit had back at his camp?

4. During which season of the year did the written correspondence between Finkel and Knight take place?

5. What is Christopher Knight's middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?

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

3. How did Knight manage to avoid his campsite being discovered, even though he was located only a three-minute walk from the closest cabin?

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

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

6. On what evidence was Trooper Vance basing her conclusion about Knight when she said, "No way did this guy emerge from the woods" (14)?

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

8. What types of conflicts are presented within the first few chapters of the book?

9. What event changed Knight's mind about allowing Finkel to visit him in jail and why did it have this effect?

10. What is the geographical setting of the text?

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