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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 was the only thing found inside the hermit's wallet when he was apprehended at Pine Tree?
(a) His driver's license.
(b) His social security card.
(c) A photo of a little boy.
(d) Cash.

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

3. On what type of object was Knight sitting during Finkel's visit to see him in jail?
(a) A stool.
(b) A sink.
(c) A bench.
(d) A chair.

4. Knight included an apology for committing what transgression in his first letter to Finkel?
(a) For writing microscopically.
(b) For using graph paper.
(c) For his sloppy penmanship.
(d) For affixing an expired stamp to the letter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many "year-round houses" (55) sat upon the parcel of land on which Knight's campsite also sat?

2. What is the theme of the epigraph Finkel includes before the body of the text begins?

3. Who chose the no-contact format for the jail visits between Finkel and Knight?

4. During which of Finkel's attempts to find Knight's campsite did he fall and hit his head?

5. Knight's first letter to Finkel was written on the back of a photograph of which historical figure?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Describe the physical location of Knight's campsite.

4. What is the geographical setting of the text?

5. How does Finkel use historical allusions to shed further light on the case of the North Pond hermit?

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

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

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

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

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