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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A woodchuck.

2. Who carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions?
(a) Captain James Cook.
(b) Edmund Hillary.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Magellan.

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

4. In what does Thoreau claim to have indulged very little?
(a) Philanthropy.
(b) Literature.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Philosophy.

5. What animal's sound ushers in the night?
(a) The hawk's scream.
(b) The whip-poor-will's cry.
(c) The coyote's yelp.
(d) The bullfrog's trump.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."

2. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."

3. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?

4. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?

5. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?

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