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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 usually do after hoeing?
(a) Swims in the pond.
(b) Goes for a walk.
(c) Rests in the shade.
(d) Talks to his neighbor.

2. Of what do the smells from the train remind Thoreau?
(a) The destruction of nature.
(b) Other parts of the world.
(c) Big city life.
(d) His childhood.

3. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Gathered food from his garden.
(b) Went for a walk.
(c) Read a book.
(d) Bathed in the pond.

4. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?
(a) The Post Office.
(b) The Government.
(c) The Railway.
(d) The Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?

2. What does Thoreau state was a pleasant pastime?

3. What do Thoreau's guests often do when they leave after dark?

4. What should we come home with after adventures?

5. Who or what does Thoreau visit?

(see the answer key)

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