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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Knight estimated that he had committed how many burglaries per year during the time he spent living in the woods?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

2. How many "year-round houses" (55) sat upon the parcel of land on which Knight's campsite also sat?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. In what season does Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods take place?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

4. To what journalistic transgression did Finkel admit in an effort to "engender a sense of connection" (40) with Knight?
(a) The creation of a totally fabricated story.
(b) The creation of a composite character.
(c) The submission of a story under a pseudonym.
(d) The act of bribery.

5. In what state do the events depicted in the text The Stranger in the Woods take place?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Maine.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 11 begins with which two words when Finkel finally finds the location of Knight's campsite?

2. On what type of object was Knight sitting during Finkel's visit to see him in jail?

3. The second image included prior to Chapter 1 of the text is an annotated illustration with what title?

4. When Knight resolved to practice his conversational skills, what topic did he choose to bring up with his fellow inmates?

5. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?

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