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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Bathed in the pond.
(b) Gathered food from his garden.
(c) Went for a walk.
(d) Read a book.

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

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

5. Of what do the smells from the train remind Thoreau?
(a) The destruction of nature.
(b) Other parts of the world.
(c) Big city life.
(d) His childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

2. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?

3. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?

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

5. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?

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