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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?
(a) $8.71.
(b) $12.46.
(c) $21.34.
(d) $5.93.

2. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Morning air.
(d) Prayer.

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

4. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?
(a) Independence Day, 1845.
(b) Martin Luther King Day, 1845.
(c) Christmas Day, 1846.
(d) Memorial Day, 1847.

5. "In dealing with truth we are..."
(a) Immortal.
(b) Noble.
(c) Hesitant.
(d) Fearful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the necessities of life?

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

3. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

4. Where is Walden Pond located?

5. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?

(see the answer key)

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