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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?
(a) Road signs.
(b) A wooded path.
(c) A river.
(d) The railroad.

2. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(b) To the fullest.
(c) Experience everything the world offered.
(d) Like each day was my last.

3. What did Thoreau imagine doing?
(a) Buying a farm.
(b) Writing a book.
(c) Building a house.
(d) Living off the land.

4. Thoreau feels it isn't important to provide this for his visitors.
(a) Conversation.
(b) Drink.
(c) A place to sit.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thoreau help toward the north star?

2. Who does Thoreau meet when taking shelter from a thunder storm?

3. How does Thoreau often find his way home in the dark?

4. "The village appeared to me a great..."

5. What does Thoreau usually do after hoeing?

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