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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals were inside the shelter with the Field family?
(a) Cows.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Cats.

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

3. How much is Thoreau's profit from the bean-field?
(a) $1.78
(b) $10.87.
(c) $7.81.
(d) $8.71.

4. What does Thoreau sell before he moves into the woods?
(a) His gun.
(b) His watch.
(c) His horse.
(d) His books.

5. Who does Thoreau help toward the north star?
(a) A runaway slave.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A railroad employee.
(d) A woodsman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?

2. For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him?

3. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?

4. What does Thoreau like to have between himself and a conversation partner?

5. What instrument does Thoreau use to watch the war more closely?

(see the answer key)

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