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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?
(a) Smith.
(b) Biggins.
(c) Hollowell.
(d) McLachlan.

2. How long does Thoreau stay in jail?
(a) One week.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) A month.

3. What animals were inside the shelter with the Field family?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cows.
(d) Cats.

4. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?
(a) Its remoteness.
(b) The landscape.
(c) Its crop production.
(d) The house.

5. What item does Thoreau discover missing?
(a) His fountain pen.
(b) His hoe.
(c) His flint.
(d) A volume of Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thoreau calls the train an "iron..."

2. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?

3. What is the morning?

4. "As long as possible live free and..."

5. Why does Thoreau reject the suggestion of owning a visitor's book?

(see the answer key)

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