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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. In Knight's final letter to Finkel, he took which action for the first and only time?
(a) He drew a picture on the letter.
(b) He asked Finkel a question.
(c) He signed the letter.
(d) He included a salutation.

2. In what way is Hughes affiliated with the location where he ended up apprehending the hermit?
(a) Longtime volunteer.
(b) Former patient.
(c) Investor.
(d) Former student.

3. When Knight claimed never to have lit a fire during all his years living in the woods, what reason did he give?
(a) He never learned how to start a fire.
(b) The smoke might have given his campsite away.
(c) He wanted to test his true limits.
(d) He used space heaters instead.

4. How old was Knight at the time he was apprehended?
(a) 58.
(b) 24.
(c) 47.
(d) 36.

5. What incriminating item of clothing was Knight wearing when he was captured?
(a) A coat.
(b) A vest.
(c) A pair of jeans.
(d) A sweater.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the only thing found inside the hermit's wallet when he was apprehended at Pine Tree?

3. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?

4. When an interrogation of Knight is depicted in Chapter 4, who takes on the role of interrogator?

5. Finkel writes in Chapter 8 that "capturing Knight was the human equivalent of netting a" (37) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What qualities does Central Maine have that Finkel says were conducive to Knight's life plan?

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

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

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

6. What is the geographical setting of the text?

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

8. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?

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

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

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