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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. Of the "dozens of North Pond summer residents who offered their opinions about Knight," what percentage of them "insisted that he was lying" (128)?
2. How did Knight stay abreast of world events during his 27-year stint living in the woods?
3. What body of water does Finkel use as a metaphor for the array of names given to hermits throughout history?
4. Finkel describes Knight in Chapter 16 as a "man acutely attuned to the ravages of" (106) what?
5. In what season of each year did Knight hear wild turkeys gobbling?
Short Essay Questions
1. To which transgressions did Knight admit and which act of wrongdoing did he adamantly deny?
2. Define the category of hermits identified as pilgrims and provide one example Finkel gives within the text.
3. In what way does the theme of isolation arise within Chapter 14 of the text?
4. What was Knight's answer when Finkel asked him whether "some grand insight" (140) had been revealed to him during his time living in the forest?
5. What point does Finkel make about the difference between Knight's life timeline and the timelines of other hermits throughout history?
6. Explain the physiological theory Finkel discusses that focuses on the therapeutic effects of silence on humans.
7. What real-life example does Finkel use to demonstrate the wide variety of ways in which people respond to solitude?
8. In what way does Finkel make use of the sound motif throughout the beginning of Chapter 17?
9. In what way does the theme of regret enter the narrative at least once before Chapter 14?
10. Define the category of hermits identified by Finkel as protesters and provide one example.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perform a biographical criticism of The Stranger in the Woods by researching Finkel's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Finkel.
Essay Topic 2
How does Finkel’s use of the first and second person point of view serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Finkel’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
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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