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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 title of the map Finkel includes prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods?
2. Who is described as having been "in awe" (56) of the skill with which Knight moved around the wilderness?
3. Knight told his interrogators that he had spent how many years living in the woods?
4. Which historical figure who died in 479 B.C. "seems to have spoken in praise of hermits" (37)?
5. During which season of the year did the written correspondence between Finkel and Knight take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event changed Knight's mind about allowing Finkel to visit him in jail and why did it have this effect?
2. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?
3. In what township was Knight arrested and why is this information significant?
4. What types of conflicts are presented within the first few chapters of the book?
5. What two images does Finkel include prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods and why?
6. How does Finkel use historical allusions to shed further light on the case of the North Pond hermit?
7. Describe the scene of Finkel's first visit to see Knight in jail.
8. What were the contents of the final letter Knight sent to Finkel and what were Finkel's feelings about this final letter?
9. Discuss an instance when Finkel uses a metaphor to communicate with the reader about an aspect of Knight's life.
10. Describe the physical location of Knight's campsite.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Finkel’s messages regarding the influence that natural selection and other evolutionary processes have on human behavior, as depicted in The Stranger in the Woods.
Essay Topic 2
In what way does Finkel utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within The Stranger in the Woods and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
Essay Topic 3
How does Finkel use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.
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