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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. The child in the photograph angrily discussed by Knight had lost an animal due to a collision with what type of vehicle?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A car.
(d) A go-kart.

2. Finkel claims at the end of Chapter 17 that "time amid the silence of nature" (112) makes people what?
(a) Smarter.
(b) Calmer.
(c) More worthy of love.
(d) More grateful.

3. What objects did Knight watch when it was time to celebrate the Fourth of July?
(a) Fish.
(b) Fireflies.
(c) Dinoflagellates.
(d) Fireworks.

4. In what season of the year did Kyle McDougle surprise Knight as he was getting ready to steal from the McDougle cabin?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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

Short Answer 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)?

2. Finkel writes, "The United Nations has determined that holding a person in isolation for more than" how many "days is cruel and inhuman punishment" (136)?

3. Knight remarks that while harvest time is related to ancient instincts, it is not generally affiliated with what?

4. With what unfamiliar genre of music did Knight become very familiar over the course of his years living alone in the woods?

5. What body of water does Finkel use as a metaphor for the array of names given to hermits throughout history?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three diagnoses did the forensic psychologist make after examining Knight?

2. In what way does the theme of isolation arise within Chapter 14 of the text?

3. To which transgressions did Knight admit and which act of wrongdoing did he adamantly deny?

4. Provide an explanation of the category of hermits Finkel dubs pursuers and give an example Finkel provides within the text.

5. How did Knight maintain knowledge of the world around him, though he only came into contact with a total of four humans over 27 years?

6. What real-life example does Finkel use to demonstrate the wide variety of ways in which people respond to solitude?

7. What was Knight's answer when Finkel asked him whether "some grand insight" (140) had been revealed to him during his time living in the forest?

8. Define the category of hermits identified as pilgrims and provide one example Finkel gives within the text.

9. In what way does the theme of regret enter the narrative at least once before Chapter 14?

10. In what way is the theme of eccentricity treated within Chapter 16?

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