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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. What religion or philosophy did Knight practice at the time of his interviews with Finkel?
2. Which philosopher did Knight admire above all others, according to Finkel?
3. How was Knight classified within his father's obituary, according to Finkel?
4. Finkel cites a variety of studies showing that what element is toxic to humans?
5. Finkel states that "even in the warm months," Knight rarely took what action "during the daytime" (110)?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is the theme of eccentricity treated within Chapter 16?
2. What does the shelf mushroom discussed in Chapter 16 symbolize?
3. In what way does Knight view his own actions as unnatural?
4. What three diagnoses did the forensic psychologist make after examining Knight?
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. In what way does Finkel make use of the sound motif throughout the beginning of Chapter 17?
7. Name three steps Knight took each year as winter approached.
8. In what way does the theme of regret enter the narrative at least once before Chapter 14?
9. Provide an explanation of the category of hermits Finkel dubs pursuers and give an example Finkel provides within the text.
10. What terms does Finkel list when he describes the various monikers hermits have taken on within different societies and eras?
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 does Finkel’s use of the first and second person point of view serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Finkel’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
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