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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) Flashing lights.
(b) The smell of a pipe.
(c) The sound of laughter.
(d) Footprints and broken tree branches.

2. Who is never alone?
(a) A writer.
(b) The devil.
(c) An angel.
(d) A hermit.

3. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?
(a) School.
(b) Post Office.
(c) Bar-room.
(d) Grocery.

4. "Objects of charity are not..."
(a) Welcome.
(b) Desirable.
(c) Guests.
(d) Invited.

5. How often does Thoreau go to the village?
(a) Never.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every day or two.
(d) Once a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau wage a war with in his bean-field?

2. What does Thoreau hope to avoid by harvesting early?

3. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?

4. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?

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

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