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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the morning?
(a) A time for reflection.
(b) The awakening hour.
(c) A spritual moment.
(d) A time for poets.

3. Thoreau calls the train an "iron..."
(a) Beast.
(b) Monstrosity.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Horse.

4. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?
(a) A town of historical significance.
(b) A tourist town.
(c) A major railway stop.
(d) A patron of the fine arts.

5. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?
(a) A canary.
(b) A crow.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A screech owl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?

2. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?

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

4. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."

5. "The swiftest traveler is he that goes..."

(see the answer key)

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