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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
(a) Goldenrod.
(b) The sand cherry.
(c) Sumach.
(d) Johnswort.

2. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A think tank.
(b) A seminary.
(c) A library.
(d) A university.

3. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?
(a) Education.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Convenience.

4. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."
(a) Sun.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wind.
(d) Animals.

5. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) Walden Pond.
(b) The bean field.
(c) A pine tree.
(d) Thoreau's shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?

2. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."

3. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?

4. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?

5. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?

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