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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 gesture does Knight recall making at the end of his encounter with the ice fishermen months before his arrest?
(a) A hang loose sign.
(b) A curtsey.
(c) A round of applause.
(d) A bow.

2. With what unfamiliar genre of music did Knight become very familiar over the course of his years living alone in the woods?
(a) Country.
(b) Opera.
(c) Classical.
(d) Blues.

3. How many qualifications does Finkel claim a person must meet in order to be classified as a hermit?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

5. In which year of high school are most Maine public school students required to take a course called Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills?
(a) Junior.
(b) Senior.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Sophomore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tanks of propane did Knight require during a single winter so that he could melt snow for drinking water?

2. Knight is said to have suffered from what malady "since his youth" (149)?

3. Physiologists believe that humans evolved and gained the use of their senses in which two types of locations?

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

5. How was Knight classified within his father's obituary, according to Finkel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. For what reason does Knight revere Socrates?

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

6. In what way does Finkel make use of the sound motif throughout the beginning of Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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