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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Beans.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Corn.

2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years and two months.
(d) Three years and six months.

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

4. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) The smell of a pipe.
(b) The sound of laughter.
(c) Footprints and broken tree branches.
(d) Flashing lights.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?

2. What are the necessities of life?

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

4. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."

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

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