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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. 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. How many years after Knight's disappearance did his father die?
3. What was NOT one of the three disorders a state forensic psychologist named in his diagnosis of Knight?
4. Knight remarks that while harvest time is related to ancient instincts, it is not generally affiliated with what?
5. In what season of each year did Knight hear wild turkeys gobbling?
Short Essay Questions
1. What terms does Finkel list when he describes the various monikers hermits have taken on within different societies and eras?
2. What was the main reason why Knight rarely ventured from his campsite during the six months prior to each spring thaw?
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 is the theme of eccentricity treated within Chapter 16?
5. Provide an explanation of the category of hermits Finkel dubs pursuers and give an example Finkel provides within the text.
6. In what way does the theme of isolation arise within Chapter 14 of the text?
7. For what reason does Knight revere Socrates?
8. In what way does Knight view his own actions as unnatural?
9. How does Knight view the workaday world in the United States?
10. Define the category of hermits identified by Finkel as protesters and provide one example.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how Finkel goes about connecting his own personal experiences with the story about Christopher Night contained within The Stranger in the Woods. How does Finkel accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What is Finkel’s message regarding the connection between solitude and wisdom and what tools are used within The Stranger in the Woods in order to get this message across to the reader?
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