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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the theme of the epigraph Finkel includes before the body of the text begins?
2. During which of Finkel's attempts to find Knight's campsite did he fall and hit his head?
3. In what season does Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods take place?
4. What kind of an establishment was the hermit's main target, referred to as "Pine Tree" (4)?
5. How many "year-round houses" (55) sat upon the parcel of land on which Knight's campsite also sat?
Short Essay Questions
1. What qualities does Central Maine have that Finkel says were conducive to Knight's life plan?
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. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?
4. How does Finkel use historical allusions to shed further light on the case of the North Pond hermit?
5. On what evidence was Trooper Vance basing her conclusion about Knight when she said, "No way did this guy emerge from the woods" (14)?
6. What is the geographical setting of the text?
7. How does Knight feel about the methods he used to survive 27 years in the woods of Central Maine?
8. Who chose the format for Finkel's visits to Knight and what is the significance of the chosen format?
9. Describe the scene of Finkel's first visit to see Knight in jail.
10. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Finkel’s The Stranger in the Woods?
Essay Topic 2
Examine Finkel’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in The Stranger in the Woods?
Essay Topic 3
What is Finkel’s purpose for including visual images within The Stranger in the Woods?
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