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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?
(a) The Post Office.
(b) The Church.
(c) The Railway.
(d) The Government.

2. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?
(a) Cows lowing.
(b) The wind in the trees.
(c) Birds singing.
(d) Goats bleating.

3. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Three years and six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years and two months.
(d) Six months.

4. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?
(a) Prowling animals.
(b) Singing birds.
(c) Tree leaves.
(d) Withering flowers.

5. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Nightingales.
(b) Doves.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Whip-poor-wills.

Short Answer Questions

1. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."

2. What is the morning?

3. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?

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

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

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