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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A woodchuck.
(d) A raccoon.

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

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

4. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?
(a) An abandoned shanty.
(b) A tent.
(c) A cave.
(d) A small house.

5. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?
(a) Its remoteness.
(b) The house.
(c) Its crop production.
(d) The landscape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?

2. What is the morning?

3. What did Thoreau imagine doing?

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

5. Who carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions?

(see the answer key)

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