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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) The bean field.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) Thoreau's shelter.

5. What did Thoreau imagine doing?
(a) Writing a book.
(b) Buying a farm.
(c) Building a house.
(d) Living off the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?

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

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

4. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?

5. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?

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