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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. Finkel claims at the end of Chapter 17 that "time amid the silence of nature" (112) makes people what?
2. In what season of each year did Knight hear songbirds singing in the mornings and in the evenings?
3. How did Knight stay abreast of world events during his 27-year stint living in the woods?
4. Finkel makes a distinction in Chapter 22 between solitude and what other element?
5. How many propane tanks could Knight carry on his back at once by the time of his arrest?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the significance of the National Geographic photograph discussed in Chapter 13.
2. Name three steps Knight took each year as winter approached.
3. How does Knight view the workaday world in the United States?
4. Define the category of hermits identified by Finkel as protesters and provide one example.
5. What real-life example does Finkel use to demonstrate the wide variety of ways in which people respond to solitude?
6. What was the main reason why Knight rarely ventured from his campsite during the six months prior to each spring thaw?
7. Explain the physiological theory Finkel discusses that focuses on the therapeutic effects of silence on humans.
8. In what way does the theme of regret enter the narrative at least once before Chapter 14?
9. 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?
10. For what reason does Knight revere Socrates?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Stranger in the Woods.
Essay Topic 2
What messages does Finkel send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
Essay Topic 3
Perform a biographical criticism of The Stranger in the Woods by researching Finkel's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Finkel.
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