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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Knight included an apology for committing what transgression in his first letter to Finkel?
(a) For his sloppy penmanship.
(b) For writing microscopically.
(c) For affixing an expired stamp to the letter.
(d) For using graph paper.

2. In Knight's final letter to Finkel, he took which action for the first and only time?
(a) He signed the letter.
(b) He included a salutation.
(c) He drew a picture on the letter.
(d) He asked Finkel a question.

3. What was Knight's first answer when he was asked how long he had been living in the woods?
(a) His whole life.
(b) Decades.
(c) Forever.
(d) Eons.

4. On what type of object was Knight sitting during Finkel's visit to see him in jail?
(a) A stool.
(b) A sink.
(c) A chair.
(d) A bench.

5. Finkel adamantly claims in Chapter 11 that he found no evidence of what object having ever come within the bounds of Knight's campsite?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A fire.
(c) A car.
(d) Another human.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?

2. When an interrogation of Knight is depicted in Chapter 4, who takes on the role of interrogator?

3. What rank did Terry Hughes hold in his job as a law enforcement officer at the time he apprehended the hermit?

4. Who chose the no-contact format for the jail visits between Finkel and Knight?

5. How old was Hughes at the time he apprehended the hermit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who chose the format for Finkel's visits to Knight and what is the significance of the chosen format?

2. What is the significance of the fact that when the police arrested Knight, he was wearing a pair of Lands' End size 38 jeans?

3. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?

4. Discuss an instance when Finkel uses a metaphor to communicate with the reader about an aspect of Knight's life.

5. What were Christopher Knight's criteria when he decided whether to steal an item or not during his time living in the woods?

6. In what township was Knight arrested and why is this information significant?

7. What is the geographical setting of the text?

8. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?

9. What two images does Finkel include prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods and why?

10. What were the contents of the final letter Knight sent to Finkel and what were Finkel's feelings about this final letter?

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