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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method did Knight say he planned to use when he told Finkel about his plan to die?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Drowning.

2. Many locals disbelieved Knight's story because an ice storm that took place in what year would surely have killed him if he had been out there?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1987.

3. Finkel describes the forest as offering what boon to Knight after his departure from society?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Peace.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Love.

4. How many songs were composed in honor of the North Pond hermit?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what unfamiliar genre of music did Knight become very familiar over the course of his years living alone in the woods?

2. In Chapter 26, Finkel flew to Knight's family's house in Maine how many months after they parted at the jail?

3. At the end of Chapter 24, Finkel depicts Knight still waiting for the wheels of justice to turn after how many months of imprisonment?

4. Knight's first letter to Finkel was written on the back of a photograph of which historical figure?

5. Finkel cites a variety of studies showing that what element is toxic to humans?

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