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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Finkel, what type of hermit was Jesus?
2. Who dismantled Knight's campsite, causing him to worry about one living thing within its boundaries?
3. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that Knight was how old when he drove his vehicle until it ran out of gas and then walked off into the woods, where he proceeded to live for the next 27 years?
4. What gesture does Knight recall making at the end of his encounter with the ice fishermen months before his arrest?
5. During what decade did Knight encounter a hiker in the woods and exchange one word with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Explain the physiological theory Finkel discusses that focuses on the therapeutic effects of silence on humans.
3. What real-life example does Finkel use to demonstrate the wide variety of ways in which people respond to solitude?
4. In what way does the theme of regret enter the narrative at least once before Chapter 14?
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. How does Knight view the workaday world in the United States?
7. In what way is the theme of eccentricity treated within Chapter 16?
8. For what reason does Knight revere Socrates?
9. How does Finkel inject humor into the text by providing the comments of Stephen M. Edelson regarding Knight's mental state?
10. In what way does Finkel make use of the sound motif throughout the beginning of Chapter 17?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Finkel’s use of characterization methods to portray real people. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Finkel’s use of the motif of sound within the nonfiction work The Stranger in the Woods.
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within The Stranger in the Woods? Examine Finkel's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
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