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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Hughes at the time he apprehended the hermit?
(a) 44.
(b) 52.
(c) 34.
(d) 61.

2. According to Finkel, the area known to locals as "the Jarsey" (56) is known for repelling what?
(a) Invasive species.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Eccentrics.
(d) Trespassers.

3. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?
(a) The 3rd and 4th.
(b) The 15th and 16th.
(c) The 13th and 14th.
(d) The 8th and 9th.

4. In addition to trees and bushes, what other objects were prominent features of the woods in which Knight lived for 27 years?
(a) Dunes.
(b) Boulders.
(c) Streams.
(d) Caves.

5. The parcel of land on which Knight's campsite sat contained how many acres in total?
(a) 140.
(b) 80.
(c) 220.
(d) 20.

6. The hermit's "moral code" (4) required that he refrain from stealing any object that looked as if it had what quality?
(a) It was sentimental.
(b) It was wholly synthetic.
(c) It belonged to a poor family.
(d) It was expensive.

7. The second image included prior to Chapter 1 of the text is an annotated illustration with what title?
(a) The hut.
(b) The cave.
(c) The lean-to.
(d) The camp.

8. How many screws did one of Knight's victims use in order to successfully thwart his efforts to steal?
(a) 500.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

9. About how many feet high was the high point of Knight's A-frame structure in which he lived for 27 years?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

10. Of what material was the doormat outside of Knight's A-frame structure composed?
(a) Interwoven grasses.
(b) Artificial grass.
(c) Interwoven branches.
(d) Rubber.

11. Vance had been following the case of the hermit for how many years before he was apprehended?
(a) 18.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 23.

12. The epigraph of The Stranger in the Woods consists of a quote by which famous philosopher?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Hippocrates.

13. Chapter 11 begins with which two words when Finkel finally finds the location of Knight's campsite?
(a) Holy cow.
(b) My goodness.
(c) No way.
(d) My word.

14. The 273 words contained within Knight's first letter to Finkel was broken into how many paragraphs?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

15. Into what room of Knight's campsite did the entrance nearest the boulders first lead?
(a) The parlor.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Knight claimed never to have lit a fire during all his years living in the woods, what reason did he give?

2. How many "year-round houses" (55) sat upon the parcel of land on which Knight's campsite also sat?

3. What object is named in Chapter 1 as being "not allowed, not once," for a hermit who is "truly committed" (3)?

4. How many songs were composed in honor of the North Pond hermit?

5. In what year was Knight born?

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