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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first name of Knight's Hunter Safety and Outdoor Skills teacher named Mr. Hillman?
(a) Bruce.
(b) Dave.
(c) Michael.
(d) Elvin.

2. During what season did Knight encounter a group of ice fishermen and make a pact with them?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. The child in the photograph angrily discussed by Knight had lost an animal due to a collision with what type of vehicle?
(a) A car.
(b) A go-kart.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A bicycle.

4. Finkel alludes in Chapter 22 to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its revelation that which number was "the answer to life, the universe, and everything" (147)?
(a) 99.
(b) 42.
(c) 36.
(d) 16.

5. Finkel states that the word noise "is derived from" what language "from the word nausea" (112)?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Portuguese.

6. During what decade did Knight encounter a hiker in the woods and exchange one word with him?
(a) The 1990s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 2000s.

7. What make and model was the vehicle Knight abandoned in the forest when he decided to renounce the world and live in solitude?
(a) Jeep Wrangler.
(b) Subaru Brat.
(c) AMC Eagle.
(d) Ford Thunderbird.

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

9. How many qualifications does Finkel claim a person must meet in order to be classified as a hermit?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

10. Finkel suggests that most hermits throughout history have seceded from society during what period of their lives?
(a) Adolescence.
(b) Middle age.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Old age.

11. At what time of year did Knight usually embark upon "a brief hiking season" (110)?
(a) Late fall.
(b) Early winter.
(c) Late spring.
(d) Late summer.

12. What body of water does Finkel use as a metaphor for the array of names given to hermits throughout history?
(a) Pond.
(b) Bog.
(c) Sea.
(d) Lake.

13. What gesture does Knight recall making at the end of his encounter with the ice fishermen months before his arrest?
(a) A round of applause.
(b) A bow.
(c) A curtsey.
(d) A hang loose sign.

14. Finkel claims at the end of Chapter 17 that "time amid the silence of nature" (112) makes people what?
(a) More grateful.
(b) Calmer.
(c) Smarter.
(d) More worthy of love.

15. According to Finkel, what type of hermit was Charles Darwin?
(a) Ascetic.
(b) Pursuer.
(c) Protester.
(d) Pilgrim.

Short Answer Questions

1. A forensic psychologist from what state evaluated Knight in conjunction with his criminal case?

2. Finkel writes, "The United Nations has determined that holding a person in isolation for more than" how many "days is cruel and inhuman punishment" (136)?

3. Physiologists believe that humans evolved and gained the use of their senses in which two types of locations?

4. 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?

5. At what time of year did Knight annually cultivate a beard?

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