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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau do to test the strength of the ice?
(a) He jumps on it.
(b) He throws stones on it.
(c) He stands on it.
(d) He cuts out small pieces and measures them.

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

3. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?
(a) Chickadees.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Chipmunks.

4. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?
(a) Families walking in the forest.
(b) Organ music.
(c) Church bells.
(d) Choirs singing.

5. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
(a) Myself.
(b) A book.
(c) Solitude.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?

2. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?

3. "It is not worth the while to live by..."

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

5. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?

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