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

2. Knight's first letter to Finkel was written on the back of a photograph of which historical figure?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Onwas.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Carter.

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

4. What was NOT one of the names attached to the hermit during his period of scavenging from cabins in the area?
(a) The hermit of North Pond.
(b) Hermit.
(c) North Pond hermit.
(d) Herman the Hermit.

5. Finkel reports that he and his wife had had how many "babies in three years" (32) at the time of his investigation into Knight's story?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many feet high was the high point of Knight's A-frame structure in which he lived for 27 years?

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

3. What is the theme of the epigraph Finkel includes before the body of the text begins?

4. Which objects are NOT mentioned as part of the list of "constants" (23) in terms of the items Knight always stole?

5. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Finkel use historical allusions to shed further light on the case of the North Pond hermit?

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

3. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.

4. Describe the scene of Finkel's first visit to see Knight in jail.

5. Provide evidence for the idea that Finkel understood and appreciated Knight's wry sense of humor from the start of their correspondence.

6. How did Knight manage to avoid his campsite being discovered, even though he was located only a three-minute walk from the closest cabin?

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

8. Describe Knight's sole encounter with another human during his time living in the forest, according to Finkel in Chapter 5.

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

10. What is the geographical setting of the text?

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