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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) Directions.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A meal.

3. What do Thoreau's guests often do when they leave after dark?
(a) They get lost.
(b) They go missing.
(c) They ask Thoreau to walk them home.
(d) They spend the night at Walden Pond.

4. What does Thoreau say he chanced upon one day?
(a) The end of a rainbow.
(b) An eclipse.
(c) Buried treasure.
(d) A family of deer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?

2. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?

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

4. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?

5. What was Thoreau doing in the village when he was arrested?

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