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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 2 1/2 miles.
(c) 1 1/2 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?

3. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?

4. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?

5. "The adventurous student will always study..."

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