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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. When Knight heard the ice fishermen approaching, he walked only how many steps out of his camp before he was spotted?
(a) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. Finkel states that "even in the warm months," Knight rarely took what action "during the daytime" (110)?
(a) Read.
(b) Sang.
(c) Left his camp.
(d) Bathed.

3. Finkel suggests that most hermits throughout history have seceded from society during what period of their lives?
(a) Old age.
(b) Middle age.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Adolescence.

4. What religion or philosophy did Knight practice at the time of his interviews with Finkel?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Stoicism.
(d) Dadaism.

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) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author wrote, "He that thinks most, will say least" (147)?

2. At the end of Chapter 20, Finkel reveals that Knight had "resolved that he wouldn't use" (132) what tool, no matter how dire the circumstances?

3. Many locals disbelieved Knight's story because an ice storm that took place in what year would surely have killed him if he had been out there?

4. At what time of year did Knight annually cultivate a beard?

5. In which year of high school are most Maine public school students required to take a course called Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Describe the significance of the National Geographic photograph discussed in Chapter 13.

6. What does the shelf mushroom discussed in Chapter 16 symbolize?

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

8. For what reason did Knight keep a whistle on hand during his time in the woods and what was significant about his choice not to use it?

9. Explain the physiological theory Finkel discusses that focuses on the therapeutic effects of silence on humans.

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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