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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the necessities of life?
(a) Love, happiness, family, and religion.
(b) Food, shelter, clothing, and fuel.
(c) Food, shelter, land, and freedom.
(d) Food, shelter, clothing, and sunlight.

2. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?
(a) Walden Pond.
(b) Wiltshire Pond.
(c) Catfish Pond.
(d) Concord Pond.

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

4. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."
(a) Their imaginations.
(b) Witches.
(c) The devil.
(d) The dark.

5. "As long as possible live free and..."
(a) Uncommitted.
(b) Unattached.
(c) Unhindered.
(d) Unconcerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal's sound ushers in the night?

2. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?

3. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?

4. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?

5. Of what do the smells from the train remind Thoreau?

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