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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."
(a) Struggle.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Terror.
(d) Contentment.

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

3. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?
(a) Lumber mill whistle.
(b) Horse-pulled wagon.
(c) Railroad cars.
(d) Streetcar.

4. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Like each day was my last.
(b) Experience everything the world offered.
(c) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(d) To the fullest.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?

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

5. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?

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