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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first name of the oldest member of the Bellavance family discussed in the text?
(a) Mark.
(b) Roger.
(c) David.
(d) Tony.

2. About how many prisoners in the U.S. are serving sentences in solitary confinement, according to Finkel?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 80,000.

3. What incriminating item of clothing was Knight wearing when he was captured?
(a) A pair of jeans.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A vest.
(d) A coat.

4. In Chapter 12, it is revealed that Knight has one sister and how many brothers?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. Finkel writes in Chapter 8 that "capturing Knight was the human equivalent of netting a" (37) what?
(a) Loch Ness monster.
(b) Giant squid.
(c) Sasquatch.
(d) Octopus.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what journalistic transgression did Finkel admit in an effort to "engender a sense of connection" (40) with Knight?

2. What was Knight's first answer when he was asked how long he had been living in the woods?

3. Who sent word to the Maine State Police and asked them to alert Trooper Diane Vance about the scene at Pine Tree?

4. How many years after Knight's disappearance did his father die?

5. The photograph Knight recalled seeing in his childhood depicted a child watching over what kinds of animals?

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