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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 is the first name of the oldest member of the Bellavance family discussed in the text?
(a) David.
(b) Roger.
(c) Tony.
(d) Mark.

2. During what season did Knight encounter a group of ice fishermen and make a pact with them?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

3. Finkel makes a distinction in Chapter 22 between solitude and what other element?
(a) Terror.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Emptiness.
(d) Angst.

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

5. Knight remarks that while harvest time is related to ancient instincts, it is not generally affiliated with what?
(a) The modern world.
(b) Joy.
(c) Crime.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season of each year did Knight hear songbirds singing in the mornings and in the evenings?

2. A forensic psychologist from what state evaluated Knight in conjunction with his criminal case?

3. Finkel claims at the end of Chapter 17 that "time amid the silence of nature" (112) makes people what?

4. The child in the photograph angrily discussed by Knight had lost an animal due to a collision with what type of vehicle?

5. During what decade did Knight encounter a hiker in the woods and exchange one word with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Knight view the workaday world in the United States?

2. Define the category of hermits identified by Finkel as protesters and provide one example.

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

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

5. Name three steps Knight took each year as winter approached.

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

7. How does Finkel inject humor into the text by providing the comments of Stephen M. Edelson regarding Knight's mental state?

8. What terms does Finkel list when he describes the various monikers hermits have taken on within different societies and eras?

9. 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?

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

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